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We don’t want political or religious differences to permanently destroy our relationship with him, and we want to leave the door open for reconciliation without creating additional conflict or pressure.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026

And everyone says, “Ooh, yummy Ottolenghi,” and everybody goes home and does the same thing next time and it’s all a huge conspiracy to destroy people’s ability to cook.

From Slate ● Aug. 15, 2026

Mere days after taking to the media to insist that he is a misunderstood film buff who just wants to save Hollywood, he threatened to help destroy it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

Her Butterfly is no pathetic victim—having chosen Pinkerton, America and modernity, she finally accepts that they will destroy her.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

The way that any actor could, with a look, destroy the artifice, the pretense of reality on film.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

During a crisis, support is often essential to prevent a downward spiral that destroys the financial system.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026

It destroys the ties that bind and encourages anger and petulance.

From Salon ● Jul. 31, 2026

"Climate change is what kills, what destroys our villages and our natural and cultural heritage," civil protection chief Virginia Barcones told Spanish radio.

From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026

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

The physiological effect of DDD is probably unique among insecticides, for it destroys part of the adrenal gland — the cells of the outer layer known as the adrenal cortex, which secretes the hormone cortin.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

Nearly 27,000 homes were destroyed, and many survivors have nowhere to go.

From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026

Meanwhile, he added, villages have been cut off from aid and displaced people whose homes were damaged or destroyed have been forced to seek higher ground, as hundreds of aftershocks continue to rattle the island.

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026

In Stoke-on-Trent, four homes were completely destroyed by a fire that started in a park in Sandyford and 13 other homes suffered structural, roof and window damage.

From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026

“Like the thousands of people who have reached out since this tragedy to share their own experiences, he believed that the system had failed him and destroyed his life,” his lawyer said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026

He was almost destroyed by the statues that inspired him.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day

Instead of focusing only on destroying cancer cells, future therapies might interrupt the signaling between macrophages and the nerves that appear to support tumor growth.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026

Around 2,000 had been evacuated from nearby villages as the fire ripped through the surrounding hills, damaging homes and destroying cars in the early hours.

From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026

In the summer of 2016, the Soberanes fire burned more than 130,000 acres north of Big Sur, destroying dozens of homes and forcing evacuations.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

Rapid urban growth across Africa has also played its part, transforming landscapes, and destroying many of the tall trees that the birds nest in.

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026

He knew all the natural harbors, the swiftest currents, how to avoid a squall even when it seemed intent on destroying him.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee