destruction
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But conflict doesn’t always have to come from destruction.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
In response to the massive destruction of World War Two, the first-ever international treaty exclusively dedicated to protecting cultural heritage during armed conflict was adopted in The Hague in 1954.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
Will AI truly become an agent of mass destruction?
From Salon ● Sep. 16, 2026
Because it survives for only a short time, unusually large amounts of formaldehyde can act as a chemical fingerprint showing that methane destruction is actively taking place.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026
“I’m new to the area. Just arrived. Chose this spot. Thought it was least likely to bring calamity and destruction upon myself, but you never know for sure, do you?”
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
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Renewed tensions in the Middle East since July and destructions of refining capacity in Russia have raised energy costs again, in particular gas prices, leading to higher inflation and central-bank rate-rise expectations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
As Perry noted, pesticides are not alone in targeting sperm for destructions.
From Salon ● Nov. 16, 2023
Podolyak added that the barrage was “an undeniable manifestation” of Russia’s “terrorist activity, legally documented by numerous destructions and victims.”
From Washington Times ● Aug. 15, 2023
This means that the two destructions cannot be related to the same event,” Dr. Ben-Yosef said.
From New York Times ● Dec. 20, 2022
I have seen fatal hemorrhages from such gangrenous destructions; therefore the treatment must be both timely and energetic.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
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