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destruction

[dih-struhk-shuhn] / dɪˈstrʌk ʃən /


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“These are deliberate acts of destruction that cut off communities, put lives at risk and cost millions of dollars to repair,” said Federal Communications Commissioner Olivia Trusty.

From The Wall Street Journal

Yet so much of the media coverage around Kennedy, especially lately, has focused more on his personality and lurid life history rather than the chaos and destruction he has sown.

From Salon

And that doesn’t even include the administration’s actual destruction of edible food.

From Salon

Mr Ford-Dunn said no financial penalty could ever "match the destruction that has been caused".

From BBC

"We need to not only replace the islets that have been lost but also reset the recipient's immune system to prevent ongoing islet cell destruction. Creating a hybrid immune system accomplishes both goals."

From Science Daily