destructiveness
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The play is often seen as a moralizing critique of the pernicious destructiveness of capitalism, the soul-destroying “rat race” that Willy Loman so resoundingly loses.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 22, 2026
Now a recent study in the journal Science offers a glimmer of hope to bat-fans everywhere: Despite the destructiveness implied by its name, P. destrucatans is actually less destructive than previously believed.
From Salon • Jul. 30, 2024
Magnitude is far from a complete measure of a specific quake’s destructiveness.
From New York Times • Apr. 5, 2024
Ms Pollack, the Cornell president, said in a statement on Sunday: "The virulence and destructiveness of antisemitism is real and deeply impacting our Jewish students, faculty and staff, as well as the entire Cornell community."
From BBC • Oct. 30, 2023
The Agriculture Department itself has credited these importations with appreciably reducing the frequency and destructiveness of gypsy moth outbreaks.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
