destructive

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History and recent modelling technology have demonstrated that destructive waves have already hit the French coast and could do so again.

From Science Daily • May 21, 2026

The fictional movie he’s making looks stiff, a period epic about Spain’s colonialist withdrawal from the Sahara in the 1930s, which doubles as a metaphor for the father’s destructive absence from his now-adult child’s life.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

Musk on X said he would appeal the case as the "jury never actually ruled on the merits of the case" and that to "loot charities is incredibly destructive to charitable giving in America."

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

With 19 stoppages in 20 victories, Wardley has established himself as one of the heavyweight division's most destructive finishers.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

The sky crumbled into a set of destructive storms and out of the north came hurricanes that scattered roofs about and knocked down walls and uprooted every last plant of the banana groves.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez