destroy
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This is the well known quantum Zeno effect, which would destroy the very phenomenon we want to study.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026
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
But even using these munitions, experts say the US would be unlikely to completely destroy Pickaxe Mountain.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
How can we mathematically prove they’re not secretly plotting to destroy humanity?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026
“They destroy anyone who touches them,” Jack said, staring at the sword.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
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It destroys the ties that bind and encourages anger and petulance.
From Salon ● Jul. 31, 2026
"I work close to the Legacy premises... and drive past it every day. Knowing now that mum was lying inside for almost eight months destroys me," he said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 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
Potentiation seems to take place when one compound destroys the liver enzyme responsible for detoxifying the other.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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Most of the destruction from the fire, which broke out Friday, was in villages on the Gulf of Corinth including Porto Germeno, where scores of homes are thought to have been destroyed or damaged.
From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026
Out-of-service equipment managed by Southern California Edison started the deadly Eaton fire that killed 19 people and destroyed much of Altadena in January 2025, according to a long-awaited report by state and county fire officials.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
Three uncontained wildfires in eastern Washington have burned more than 8,000 acres and destroyed hundreds of structures.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
It swept through villages on the Gulf of Corinth including Porto Germeno, where scores of homes are believed to have been destroyed or damaged.
From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 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
Businesses aren’t adding or destroying many jobs, what economists call the “low hire, low-fire” economy.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026
In Spokane County, Washington alone, three major wildfires have devastated the area, prompting the evacuation of almost 65,000 people and destroying more than 700 homes.
From Salon ● Aug. 3, 2026
On Japan’s mainland, Hirohito watched helplessly as American bombers ran out of large cities and began destroying smaller ones.
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
The suffragists would still carry protest banners, but they would also burn copies of President Wilson’s speeches in front of the White House, symbolically destroying his declarations of democracy.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
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