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destroy

[dih-stroi] / dɪˈstrɔɪ /


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Maintaining coherence is one of the most difficult problems in quantum information science because interactions with the surrounding environment can quickly destroy it.

From Science Daily Aug. 8, 2026

Yet in their rush to destroy the old guard, Weiss and Ellison have overlooked the fact that they left behind an elite corps of unemployed, highly motivated investigative journalists with nothing left to lose.

From Salon Aug. 8, 2026

"But any of them can cause significant damage or even destroy potential satellites."

From Barron's Aug. 7, 2026

River Farmers’ Market is dependent on how the city’s gondola project develops, which would dominate the park and destroy dozens of trees with a gondola to and from Dodger Stadium.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 4, 2026

The giant, mythical hurricane that would destroy the entire southeast coast of Florida.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz

It destroys the ties that bind and encourages anger and petulance.

From Salon Jul. 31, 2026

"Climate change is what kills, what destroys our villages and our natural and cultural heritage," civil protection chief Virginia Barcones told Spanish radio.

From Barron's Jul. 24, 2026

That’s because if the deal goes through it stands a good chance to fail — failure in this case meaning that the combined company destroys more shareholder value than it creates.

From MarketWatch Jul. 21, 2026

Destinus, which specializes in strike and air-defense systems, will lead the consortium and bear responsibility for the kill vehicle, the component that destroys ballistic missiles in space.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

“Well, yeah,” Daniel said, also agog, “but it’s all talk, isn’t it? He threatens to destroy us, we threaten to destroy him, nobody destroys anyone and we all go home without the world ending.”

From "Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody" by Patrick Ness

Gordon said they left the facility after one of their rooms was destroyed in a fire, going to yet another interim housing site.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 9, 2026

About a third of his inventory was stored there and destroyed, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 9, 2026

That blaze broke out when a couple lit a flare during a pre-wedding photo shoot and destroyed more than 500 hectares of land.

From Barron's Aug. 7, 2026

Libyan Al-Marimi, also known as Masud, has denied making and priming the bomb that destroyed Pan Am Flight 103 over Dumfries and Galloway on 21 December 1988.

From BBC Aug. 7, 2026

“One of my mom’s fail-safes, just in case it has to be destroyed in a hurry.”

From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly

The most valuable answer may have nothing to do with destroying it.

From Science Daily Aug. 7, 2026

Businesses aren’t adding or destroying many jobs, what economists call the “low hire, low-fire” economy.

From MarketWatch Aug. 4, 2026

Many growers are destroying the crops they can’t find buyers for.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

After Coleman died, he said he had had to buy a new petrol can because squirrels had been destroying the other cans he had on site.

From BBC Jul. 30, 2026

He knew all the natural harbors, the swiftest currents, how to avoid a squall even when it seemed intent on destroying him.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee




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