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

"You are always one mistake away from total annihilation."

From Salon • Jan. 19, 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

For 25 years, he oversaw the process that may represent humans’ best attempt to date at total annihilation of land: strip-mining and mountaintop-removal mining of coal.

From Washington Post • Feb. 13, 2020

Time and again I tried to hear the echo, but in vain, and an almost verified fact seemed in danger of total annihilation.

From The Dawn of Reason or, Mental Traits in the Lower Animals by Weir, James