destruction
Example Sentences
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It was a reaction to corporate abuses and corrupt governance and horrific things like child labor and environmental destruction.
From Slate • Apr. 17, 2026
While the shortage in memory chips risks demand destruction at the lower end of the smartphone industry, Apple is insulated due to its size and ability to share cost pressure with its supply chain.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
Ardiel said most of the buildings opposite the Unifil HQ had now been destroyed, describing the "scale of the destruction" in Naqoura as "truly heartbreaking".
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
Demand destruction is among the many deleterious consequences of oil near $100 a barrel, said Pavel Molchanov, investment strategy analyst at Raymond James.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026
As the memory of past misfortunes pressed upon me, I began to reflect on their cause—the monster whom I had created, the miserable dæmon whom I had sent abroad into the world for my destruction.
From "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley
Vocabulary lists containing destruction
Biodiversity and Humans - Middle School and High School
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