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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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Together they wish to take a wrecking ball to labor law, asserting that the 90-year-old National Labor Relations Act and the independent agency it established are unconstitutional.

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“This isn’t just a step backward — it’s a wrecking ball aimed at decades of progress,” said Guillermo Ortiz, senior clean vehicles advocate with the Natural Resources Defense Council.

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The prospect of wrecking England's title pretensions, while dodging the Wooden Spoon will brew up an almighty atmosphere under the Principality roof.

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And not only did the Ukrainians hold the line, they’ve been systematically wrecking the Russian military.

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Art often is just a business, but a dangerous one: Changing people by an infinitesimal degree, Castleberry knows, has a way of thoroughly warping and wrecking human lives.

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