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Critics say it would destroy public support for the program and increase bureaucracy and administrative costs, while barely putting a dent in the funding crisis.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026

"The evidence is clear, vandals have repeatedly caused damage to the Reflecting Pool," Burgum posted on X. "We won't back down to deranged people who want to destroy, deface, or degrade our monuments."

From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026

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

But even using these munitions, experts say the US would be unlikely to completely destroy Pickaxe Mountain.

From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026

I destroy those too, leaving a pile of tiny cardstock pieces on the counter.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

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

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

“In the Talmud, it says, ‘Whoever destroys a single life has destroyed the entire world.’

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack

Fueled by ample dry vegetation after a snow-poor winter, the Spokane blazes had, by Monday, destroyed more than 700 structures and forced some 67,000 residents to evacuate.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026

Forest Service, said 600 structures were destroyed by the Spokane-area fires.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

But on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation in Oregon, where six homes have been destroyed this week, the flames are a real disaster, says top official Edward Henderson.

From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026

Wildlife habitats of some of the UK's rarest species have been destroyed.

From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026

In others, the water had already retreated, leaving behind a thick jumble of mangled cars, destroyed boats, and crumbled buildings.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland

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

Samuel Tunick, an activist in a campaign to stop construction of a police training center in Georgia, is accused of destroying evidence during the January 24, 2025 incident at Atlanta's airport.

From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026

Even more egregious is the case of AI companies buying and destroying rare books en masse in the process of scanning them for data.

From Salon ● Jul. 28, 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

French authorities believed it was impossible for someone to steal the case and open it without destroying the contents.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti