destruction
Example Sentences
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“Demand destruction will spread as scarcity and higher prices persist,” the IEA said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
Demand destruction is going to be “real and significant,” especially for emerging-market economies that can’t afford higher energy prices, said Edward Meir, an analyst at Marex.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026
To understand how much selenium-74 exists in the solar system, scientists must consider both its creation and its destruction.
From Science Daily • Apr. 14, 2026
She’s been on something of a tear on X recently, railing against the alleged societal destruction that women’s equality has wrought.
From Salon • Apr. 13, 2026
The destruction reminded Carmen of the pictures she’d seen in the newspapers of the battlefields of the Great War—the cities and forests of France and Belgium turned to charred ruins.
From "I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919" by Lauren Tarshis
Vocabulary lists containing destruction
Biodiversity and Humans - Middle School and High School
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