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Water, essential to life, can destroy everything in its path.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 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

"It'll destroy its credibility and make itself even more vulnerable to these unfair attacks from the United States."

From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026

Its aim is to keep hornet numbers low and it is therefore asking people to report sightings so it can destroy primary nests.

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026

I wanted to ask Meir these things, but all I could do was repeat once more: “Tell me, would it destroy him?”

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

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

But conservation groups said the change would open the way to industrial activity that destroys habitats and was at odds with the statute.

From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026

Necrotising fasciitis, external is a rare but severe bacterial infection that destroys tissue beneath the skin.

From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026

Babulya had quoted part of the Talmud to Anya on Shabbat: “Whoever destroys a single life has destroyed the entire world.”

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack

Three fire engines and two fire service cars were destroyed in the blaze.

From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026

French officials said at least 50 homes there had been destroyed in fires that have burned more than 24,000 acres.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

"A total of 80 homes have burnt, around 50 of which have been completely destroyed," he said, adding that there had been no casualties reported so far.

From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026

In La Guaira, the Bank estimated one in five homes was destroyed.

From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026

He felt it destroyed the intimacy of the Louvre.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day

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

Yet many still doubt that the choices we make for convenience’s sake are destroying the planet.

From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026

But there was a storm of criticism, with many saying that destroying the house would be tantamount to denying Austria's Nazi past.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

Under Senate questioning Tuesday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth declined to say whether American bombs were capable of destroying whatever is under Pickaxe Mountain.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026

“Why does he have to stay up all night, grinding his dashers and destroying people’s property? Why can’t he go to sleep, like any decent animal?”

From "Charlotte's Web" by E.B. White