destruction

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The Archbishop of Canterbury will call for an end to "violence and destruction" in the Middle East during her first Easter sermon as leader of the Church of England.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

Iran has demanded reparations for destruction wrought in the five-week onslaught.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

While impacts are often associated with destruction, they may also have created conditions suitable for life.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

Observable demand destruction has cut about 1 billion cubic feet per day so far, with additional volumes displaced through fuel switching, still leaving a sizable gap.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

The only way out was to “correct” his equations of general relativity to stave off the impending destruction.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife