destroy
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“That picture was made, not to conceal, or destroy the apple; but to adorn, and preserve it. The picture was made for the apple—not the apple for the picture.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
Early senolytic drugs such as dasatinib, quercetin, and fisetin were developed to destroy senescent cells by disrupting the survival pathways that keep them alive.
From Science Daily • May 22, 2026
There’s a 15% chance AI will destroy us, but we’ll still sign the agreement.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
A more accurate metaphor would be credit termites — insects that infest and destroy structural timbers.
From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026
If I felt like everyone was tiptoeing around me, I’d probably try to destroy them in video games too.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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