destruction
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Prosecutors said the detained person is "strongly suspected of having committed the offences, and that there is a risk of flight, destruction of evidence, and collusion with accomplices or witnesses".
From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026
He returned to New York to tie up loose ends and attended synagogue during the fast of Tisha B’Av, when Jews mourn the destruction of the ancient temple in Jerusalem.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Recycling aluminium, which can be done infinitely, means less is being extracted from bauxite mines, which have huge impacts on communities and the environment from habitat destruction, contamination of soil and harm to human health.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
"Recently, Japan's native giant salamanders have faced challenges such as hybridization with foreign species and habitat destruction," says Noda.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 24, 2026
One, indeed, after men had been created, saved them from destruction.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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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
The story under that headline reported that Bankman-Fried’s entire fortune had been “wiped out” in “one of history’s greatest-ever destructions of wealth.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2022
So in terms of big satellite destructions, there’s only been a handful in the last 15 years.
From Slate ● Nov. 22, 2021
Incomparably small, on the other hand, is the aid which psychotherapy can offer in cases of real destructions in the brain, as in the case of tumors, hemorrhage, paresis or the degeneration by senility.
From Psychotherapy by Münsterberg, Hugo
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