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destruction

[dih-struhk-shuhn] / dɪˈstrʌk ʃən /


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Once activated, Cul4A works together with an adaptor protein called WDR5 to target DNA repair proteins such as RAD51 for destruction.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 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

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

From Los Angeles Times • 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

There are ooohs and ahhhs from the green-lipped Collective, like they casually witnessed a hard tackle at a football game and not the destruction of a planet.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera




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