destroying

Example Sentences

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"Secondly, there is a danger that policymakers will approve the premature exploitation of raw materials on planets, with the risk of irreversibly destroying unnoticed life."

From Science Daily • Jun. 30, 2026

“AI is destroying their business model,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026

Russian drone pilots have also focused on destroying Ukrainian drone launch sites.

From BBC • Jun. 21, 2026

I don’t think he took that into account, and unfortunately he ended up crashing into a meter, thereby destroying our idea for being in a slow-moving car.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2026

A few Cherokee towns that had been hit hardest by rangers responded by attacking squatter settlements, destroying several in 1776.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz