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destructive

[dih-struhk-tiv] / dɪˈstrʌk tɪv /




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I was nuts about Pawlikowski’s 2013 “Ida,” about a young nun on a destructive road trip through her family’s history, and 2018’s “Cold War,” a tumultuous romance between two artists in a time of propaganda.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

But Timothy Burbery of Marshall University believes Dante may have been imagining something much more physical and destructive.

From Science Daily • May 11, 2026

And the lyrics are really about a destructive relationship, allegedly based on Felicia's experiences in the music industry.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

Two enormously destructive bombing campaigns in eight months altered Iran’s calculations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

It would be for her a well-spring from which she would draw the most destructive emotions, deceiving the lover and seeking to imprison the beloved, curtailing freedom in every way.

From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison




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