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destroy

[dih-stroi] / dɪˈstrɔɪ /


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The mailer, in English and Spanish, instructs those who got two ballots to “securely destroy the duplicate ballot” instead of returning it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

In studying it further, researchers discovered it was a protein degrader—the drug was able to destroy a problem protein by binding it with the right enzyme to attack a disease.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

General Grynkewich has said Nato would destroy "anything and everything" used to assault a member nation.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

An experimental injection that causes fat cells to destroy themselves has shown promising results in early human trials, significantly reducing dangerous fat hidden deep inside the abdomen.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026

“Because you will destroy the world, hmm?” the woman asked.

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack

The cell destroys the disease-causing protein by cleaving it into short peptides.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

Zoe nearly destroys Rushville to save herself, while John almost violates his principles to seize the ring from Hal, per the Guardians’ orders, and take out Zoe.

From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2026

These disabilities can occur because a stroke deprives parts of the brain of oxygen or causes bleeding that destroys brain cells.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

A wildfire that destroys energy generation facilities during a significant heat wave, for example, could cause enough capacity loss to generate the use of these tools, said Ackemann.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

“If I die down here, you go on living in the dark. Gaea destroys the gods, and they never realize you were the better weaver.”

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan

"I stood in Stourbridge and watched families lose everything," he said on Thursday, recounting the night of a wildfire that destroyed 19 homes in the West Midlands in August.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

But when Ukraine destroyed an exit, the Russians would just dig into the soil around the breach and cut a new entry to the tunnel.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

He also owns Palisades Village, which first opened in 2018 and closed down after the fires destroyed much of downtown.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

“Within base metals, there are not a lot of good companies,” he said, because mining firms and financiers “have destroyed capital by investing heavily at the wrong times.”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 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

"Once the implosion happens those effects will help in destroying the bloom."

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

By spring, the Ukrainians realized that just destroying exits wouldn’t be enough.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

Then, as the waves were still pounding, a fire broke out in the city’s bushy foothills Friday, quickly burning toward hillside neighborhoods and destroying homes in nearby San Juan Capistrano.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

Researchers investigated whether destroying fat cells could help address this problem.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026

By closing one eye and destroying perspective he brought them down within reach so that he could put up his fingers and stroke them.

From "The Red Pony" by John Steinbeck


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