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destruction

[dih-struhk-shuhn] / dɪˈstrʌk ʃən /


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This system marks specific proteins for destruction, effectively dismantling key components of the DNA repair network.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

You may be able to see the seeds of its destruction.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

“There’s no such thing as 4 million barrels a day of permanent demand destruction for oil,” he said.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Joseph Schumpeter held that creative destruction, in response to new technology, created economic swings.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

It might be thought that Copernicus was responsible for the destruction of the correspondence between microcosm and macrocosm.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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