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destruction

[dih-struhk-shuhn] / dɪˈstrʌk ʃən /


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Once activated, Cul4A works together with an adaptor protein called WDR5 to target DNA repair proteins such as RAD51 for destruction.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

“There’s no such thing as 4 million barrels a day of permanent demand destruction for oil,” he said.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

The destruction in Koreatown and the experience of watching Korean American business owners struggle in its aftermath helped shape her later work in community advocacy.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

Labor strikes or the destruction of offshore oil rigs in war are also examples of Acts of Man.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

In the story of Prometheus, it is uncertain whether the men he saved from destruction belonged to that race or the bronze race.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton




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