destroy
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"The whole of this marine area is a protected zone. To destroy it would be fatal for this region's biodiversity," Emiljona Puja, a finance worker, told AFP.
From Barron's • Jun. 6, 2026
The approach involves collecting a patient's own immune cells, genetically modifying them to recognize cancer, and then returning them to the body to seek out and destroy tumor cells.
From Science Daily • Jun. 2, 2026
“New tariffs or quotas will not redirect demand for quartz. It will destroy it,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026
Weather feeds us, it can destroy us — it rules our existence, he says.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
“You come one step closer, and I’ll destroy these!”
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
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