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implode
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To link component pieces to a major assembly. It may also refer to compressing data using a particular technique. Contrast with explode.
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But most demolition professionals know that implosions bring down less than 1 percent of all buildings and that the wrecking ball is becoming rarer in demolition projects in favor of controlled demolition.
Under construction: excavators replace wrecking balls as controlled ... by Turley, William / Recycling Today
Not his track record, which includes two ninth-inning implosions in a World Series the Arizona Diamondbacks somehow won in spite of the fact he was their closer.
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But the spate of corporate implosions meant that CEOs would also be facing up to the questions of governance.
Forum for Corporate Conscience. (Economy) by Chief Executive (U.S.)
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