destruction
Example Sentences
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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
The scale of the storm - and the destruction it wreaked - was unprecedented.
From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026
Officials and analysts say the goal is “strategic indispensability”—building deterrence by mutually assured economic destruction.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 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
Vocabulary lists containing destruction
Biodiversity and Humans - Middle School and High School
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Biodiversity and Humans - Introductory
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