destruction
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But opponent Ernest Dyson, who lives near the proposed site, said it was "basically the destruction of the most beautiful part of the Menai Strait".
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
We know that nuclear war was avoided between the U.S. and Russia because of the bigger picture—both sides eager to avoid mutual assured destruction.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
The major destruction of hydropower infrastructure underscored the risks of that strategy in a region where glaciers are retreating, permafrost is thawing and extreme hazards are becoming harder to predict.
From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026
Yet the destruction also produced an extraordinary form of preservation.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026
Ella looked at the destruction again, the weight of it like heavy bricks sitting on her heart.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
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Renewed tensions in the Middle East since July and destructions of refining capacity in Russia have raised energy costs again, in particular gas prices, leading to higher inflation and central-bank rate-rise expectations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
As Perry noted, pesticides are not alone in targeting sperm for destructions.
From Salon ● Nov. 16, 2023
Podolyak added that the barrage was “an undeniable manifestation” of Russia’s “terrorist activity, legally documented by numerous destructions and victims.”
From Washington Times ● Aug. 15, 2023
This means that the two destructions cannot be related to the same event,” Dr. Ben-Yosef said.
From New York Times ● Dec. 20, 2022
When life on earth appears fragmentary and disordered, not only nonsense but terrifying nonsense, full of hideous injustices, sickening uncertainties, and cruel destructions, men have not infrequently found a refuge in the divine.
From Human Traits and their Social Significance by Irwin Edman
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