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destruction

[dih-struhk-shuhn] / dɪˈstrʌk ʃən /


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The city of Malibu has filed a suit of its own accusing the city of L.A., the state and several other entities of engaging in negligent conduct that enabled the fire’s destruction.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

This system marks specific proteins for destruction, effectively dismantling key components of the DNA repair network.

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

Joseph Schumpeter held that creative destruction, in response to new technology, created economic swings.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

The big rat laughed insanely and ran faster: on and on, past scenes of desolation and destruction wreaked by him, Cluny the Scourge.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques




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