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[dih-stroi] / dɪˈstrɔɪ /


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Their name comes from their ability to rapidly recognize and destroy abnormal cells, including cancer cells and cells infected by viruses.

From Science Daily Aug. 25, 2026

"We can manage it. It doesn't destroy profitability," he said.

From Barron's Aug. 25, 2026

An Anthropic spokesperson said sourcing books is a widely used approach for AI training, and “none of our data acquisition programs buy and destroy rare or antiquarian books.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 22, 2026

"We don't need to destroy things, they can't burn the entire thing down."

From BBC Aug. 22, 2026

I explain the prophecy like Uncle Ty told me, that a Manifestor will destroy the Remarkable world as we know it and only one person can stop them—the Chosen One.

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas

“It destroys almost any aspect of a girl’s life and it doesn’t deliver any benefit,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 26, 2026

During a crisis, support is often essential to prevent a downward spiral that destroys the financial system.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 16, 2026

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

From Salon Jul. 31, 2026

Such activity typically destroys delicate microbial textures before they can be preserved.

From Science Daily Jun. 26, 2026

The salt in seawater also corrodes metal and destroys electrical connectors.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland

On Monday, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent had claimed the US had "dismantled Iran's military capabilities, destroyed nearly 100 percent of its military factories, and buried its nuclear programme".

From Barron's Aug. 26, 2026

And Los Angeles County, where last year’s Palisades and Eaton fires destroyed more than 16,000 homes, businesses and other buildings and took 31 lives.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 26, 2026

This is a request to have records destroyed or sealed so they are not accessible to the public.

From BBC Aug. 25, 2026

The uptick in sales has presented those sellers with a conundrum: while they are enjoying the financial boost, many books used to train AI are destroyed in the process.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 25, 2026

The Japanese destroyed or damaged three navy cruisers, three destroyers, an anti-aircraft training ship, and one minelayer, leading our nation into World War II. One hundred eighty-eight US aircraft were destroyed.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson

Some suggested these cells were relatively weak killers and could even suppress immune activity, while others found that they were highly effective at destroying target cells.

From Science Daily Aug. 25, 2026

There is at least one semi-recent example of the government destroying a business as punishment for corruption.

From Salon Aug. 19, 2026

A child and three firefighters were among those taken to hospital as several fires raged across the West Midlands, destroying homes and forcing dozens of residents to evacuate from their houses.

From BBC Aug. 13, 2026

In the summer of 2016, the Soberanes fire burned more than 130,000 acres north of Big Sur, destroying dozens of homes and forcing evacuations.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

They had discovered one Horcrux, but they had no means of destroying it: The others were as unattainable as they had ever been.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling




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