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Worse, burned trees release the carbon they were storing, then destroy other plant life that could keep that carbon absorbed.

From Slate ● Jul. 21, 2026

Anthropic and ChatGPT might mean more competition for companies specialized in “software as a service,” like Oracle, but they aren’t likely to destroy the entire industry, Treacy said.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026

If indigenous Martian life exists, even as microscopic organisms, introducing Earth-based life could destroy it before it is ever fully understood.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 17, 2026

“I’m going to destroy Android, because it’s a stolen product,” Jobs told biographer Walter Isaacson.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026

If the Mountain could destroy the courage of one such as Strong Jonn, who feared nothing, what could it do to Rowan of the Bukshah, who feared everything?

From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda

That’s because if the deal goes through it stands a good chance to fail — failure in this case meaning that the combined company destroys more shareholder value than it creates.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026

But conservation groups said the change would open the way to industrial activity that destroys habitats and was at odds with the statute.

From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026

Another type of immune cell, known as T cells, then seeks out and destroys cells carrying those proteins.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 9, 2026

Doctors later told Caroline, who lives near Haverhill, Suffolk, that the "boil" was in fact necrotising fasciitis – a rare infection that destroys tissue beneath the skin.

From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2026

This is because the very act of measuring destroys some of the information we are trying to gather.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife

Once internal compartments are destroyed, proteins that were originally separated may come into contact in the laboratory.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 21, 2026

Perhaps the most textbook example of this value destruction was AOL’s acquisition of Time Warner in 2000, which eventually destroyed an estimated $200 billion of shareholder value.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026

Infrastructure, community homes, and personal property were all destroyed, Chief Pauline Drake told CBC News on Sunday.

From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026

Researchers from Oregon State University estimate 69,000 buildings were damaged or destroyed in Venezuela’s beachside communities like those in Catia La Mar, a 45-minute drive from Caracas in the devastated coastal state of La Guaira.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026

Once the Germans captured the Volga River and destroyed the Soviet Union’s defenses, they could head north to get at Moscow.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

Yet many still doubt that the choices we make for convenience’s sake are destroying the planet.

From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026

In their book “The M&A Failure Trap,” they reported that roughly 70% to 75% of the 40,000 M&A deals between 1980 and 2022 were failures — destroying shareholder value.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026

Under the new rule, destroying those habitats is no longer illegal.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2026

“AI is destroying their business model,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

“Of course, you may,” Miss K told him, thereby destroying Ralph’s plan to practice.

From "Ralph S. Mouse" by Beverly Cleary