destroy
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With high tides expected to flood the nesting sites and destroy the eggs, federal biologists moved the clutches Sept. 25 to the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026
Laura Lemos says joining Roque's El Camino church gave her hope when crime threatened to destroy her family.
From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026
“The key question is whether these higher prices will destroy demand,” ING analysts say.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
Markle has strongly rejected the accusations as "lies" which are being used to destroy his reputation.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026
If the cottonmouths hadn’t been enraged before, they were now, determined to destroy the possessed branch that had just bludgeoned three of their friends.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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These particles interfere with the immune cells responsible for fighting infection, trapping them in a state of excessive inflammation that progressively destroys jawbone.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026
Zoe nearly destroys Rushville to save herself, while John almost violates his principles to seize the ring from Hal, per the Guardians’ orders, and take out Zoe.
From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2026
Antigone loses her life and Creon, for all intents and purposes, destroys his own, suffering the deaths of his most cherished loved ones.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
"I'm even trembling. The truth is that for those of us from Villena, this destroys us. It's part of our heritage, of our wealth," the mayor said.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 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
There will be pressure to boost some line items, in order to replace the vast stocks of U.S. munitions depleted and aircraft destroyed in the Iran war.
From Slate ● Nov. 4, 2026
But three centuries after it was nearly destroyed by a flood of biblical proportions, vultures now roost in its ruined steeples.
From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026
It destroyed a boutique, a gastropub and a theater in the heart of the Santa Clarita community.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026
Their situation became even more dangerous when pack ice destroyed their ship, leaving them stranded in one of the world's most unforgiving environments.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2026
“Didn’t Callaway say that the Academy was destroyed at approximately one a.m.?”
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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Rio Tinto has previously faced criticism for destroying two sacred Aboriginal rock shelters in Pilbara which sat above tonnes of iron ore.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
The Aug. 24 Old Town fire did more than $13 million damage, destroying a boutique, gastropub and theater, and leaving residents mourning the destruction of the heart of the Santa Clarita community.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
The UN biodiversity summit enters a final day Friday with nations still far from reaching a deal to revive a faltering pledge to stop destroying nature.
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026
Rather than killing soldiers and destroying property, AI could increasingly influence an adversary’s capacity and willingness to continue fighting by disrupting economic activity, military production, logistics, communications and financial systems.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 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
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