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destroy

[dih-stroi] / dɪˈstrɔɪ /


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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

Now scheduled for further surgery, which aims to cut out or destroy the endometriosis tissue, she told me: "The main thing I want is just a relief of pain. It's like getting my life back."

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

Mr. Sánchez promises to destroy that model, whereas Ms. Fujimori is expected largely to defend it.

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

Sender and receiver both destroy the one-time sheet so it can never be used again.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin




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