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wrecking

[rek-ing]

noun

  1. the act, work, or business of a wrecker.



adjective

  1. employed or for use in wrecking.

    a wrecking crew.

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of wrecking1

First recorded in 1795–1805; wreck + -ing 1
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Over-abstraction risks wrecking some rivers, particularly the fragile ecosystems of the country's chalk streams, said Mr Lovell.

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He said: "It is hard to find the words to describe the scenes of vitriol and hatred on our streets," adding that is "mindless violence that is simply wrecking communities".

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I have been outspokenly critical of how CDC and those other agencies have handled the opioid crisis, but the solution is not to take a wrecking ball to the institutions that protect us.

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And so it went on, as this trio helped PSG take a wrecking ball to the Premier League's elite, Liverpool, Aston Villa and then Arsenal beaten in the knockout stage to reach Munich.

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You say, “America desperately needs a united front to restrain the wrecking ball of the Trump regime.”

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