destroyed

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Auden also believed that Kafka’s writing could be dangerous for melancholics and that perhaps this is why Kafka wanted it destroyed.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

You fail and try again without being destroyed.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

For decades, scientists believed dinosaur fossils were little more than mineralized rock, with any original biological material long since destroyed by time.

From Science Daily • May 14, 2026

Countless buildings have been destroyed, and streets remain deserted as residents are reluctant or unable to return.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

Jackson’s beloved home was largely destroyed, and Andrew Jackson Jr., Jackson’s adopted son, blamed servants for the disaster.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis