total annihilation
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“This move is unprecedented in the history of the Chinese military and represents the total annihilation of the high command,” said Christopher Johnson, head of China Strategies Group, a political-risk consulting firm.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 25, 2026
He has written about how the rise of gaming capitalism has undermined long-standing bonds of kinship among tribes that helped them avoid total annihilation by settler colonialism centuries ago.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2024
“Nuclear weapons, developed to win wars, are a threat of total annihilation that we can certainly end, if all nations work together,” Matsui said.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 5, 2021
“We are not looking to the total annihilation of a country — namely, North Korea,” Mattis said.
From Washington Post • Sep. 6, 2017
It was hardly fair to blame Timothy for any of it, but if she had threatened to "fix" Miss Eliza total annihilation would have followed immediately.
From The Heart of Arethusa by Fox, Frances Barton
