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destroy

[dih-stroi] / dɪˈstrɔɪ /


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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

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

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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