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The four former commissioners have signed a joint letter arguing that the gondola proposal “would enable a private development to permanently and irreparably shrink, degrade, and destroy the integrity of a state park.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026

Hearn previously told the BBC that he "didn't destroy, rip, tear, peel, or remove any part" of the paint in the pool.

From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026

Prostate cancer is notoriously difficult to treat with immunotherapy, a type of cancer treatment that helps the immune system identify and destroy tumors.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 26, 2026

They could also have been hard to like—wealthy, Oxford-educated entrepreneurs who, as “the two horsemen of the recession,” destroy numerous workers’ livelihoods before following their own dreams.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

“Well, yeah,” Daniel said, also agog, “but it’s all talk, isn’t it? He threatens to destroy us, we threaten to destroy him, nobody destroys anyone and we all go home without the world ending.”

From "Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody" by Patrick Ness

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

From Salon ● Jul. 31, 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

Destinus, which specializes in strike and air-defense systems, will lead the consortium and bear responsibility for the kill vehicle, the component that destroys ballistic missiles in space.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

"Many people hold onto the American dream, but given how tough things are getting, you can't be the salmon swimming against the current -- because you get tired, you burn out, it destroys you."

From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026

Archaeologists have traditionally avoided tropical forests, because the climate destroys all wood, cloth, and organic material—except for ceramics and stone, there is little left to dig up.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

Russia's ministry of defence on Saturday said its air defence systems intecepted and destroyed 274 Ukrainian drones overnight.

From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026

"My goal was destroyed, so I decided to emigrate," he said.

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026

In 1860, though, an election nearly destroyed the nation when Abraham Lincoln became president and, in response, seven Southern states seceded from the Union.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

“By losing control of the Film, Netflix destroyed that exclusivity and materially, if not completely, impaired the Film’s marketability,” his lawsuit said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026

It was a good thing that he’d destroyed the evidence so quickly, because a few moments later his mom poked her head in his door.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

The fires in Spain and France ripped through forests and scrubland, destroying homes and campsites, forcing the evacuation of over 300,000 residents and vacationers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

After Coleman died, he said he had had to buy a new petrol can because squirrels had been destroying the other cans he had on site.

From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026

Whipped by strong winds amid 100-plus degree temperatures, that spark grew into California’s fourth-largest wildfire on record, ultimately scorching some 429,000 acres and destroying 427 homes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026

In southern France, a fire in the area of Ponteves northeast of the city of Marseille had stabilised on Thursday after ripping through 2,500 hectares and destroying 10 houses, officials said.

From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026

“So those hybrids destroying your house—that bruise you supposedly got—that was just to convince me to come back?”

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston