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destruction

[dih-struhk-shuhn] / dɪˈstrʌk ʃən /


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“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

Arms-control agreements ask nations to forgo mass destruction.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Demand destruction is also a factor, particularly in Asia, which got most of its oil from the Mideast.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 6, 2026

“The terror in ‘Cape Fear’ is about the destruction of the family,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

If we examine this carefully, we shall see that he was more merciful than the Florentine people, who allowed the destruction of Pistoia in order to avoid being considered cruel.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli




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