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"The evidence is clear, vandals have repeatedly caused damage to the Reflecting Pool," Burgum posted on X. "We won't back down to deranged people who want to destroy, deface, or degrade our monuments."

From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026

Hearn previously told the BBC that he "didn't destroy, rip, tear, peel, or remove any part" of the paint in the pool.

From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026

They threaten American bases across the region and can destroy the desalination plants that make life in the Gulf states’ bustling cities possible.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026

Prostate cancer is notoriously difficult to treat with immunotherapy, a type of cancer treatment that helps the immune system identify and destroy tumors.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 26, 2026

Ask the World Spirit to destroy the bear?

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

It destroys the ties that bind and encourages anger and petulance.

From Salon ● Jul. 31, 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

But conservation groups said the change would open the way to industrial activity that destroys habitats and was at odds with the statute.

From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026

"And then it says something like, 'Whoever destroys a single life destroys the whole world. And whoever saves a single life saves the whole world.'"

From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz

But on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation in Oregon, where six homes have been destroyed this week, the flames are a real disaster, says top official Edward Henderson.

From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026

Wildlife habitats of some of the UK's rarest species have been destroyed.

From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026

The 2015 “Secret Wars” story featured some plotting by Doctor Doom and saw multiverses collide, be destroyed and merge.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026

In 1860, though, an election nearly destroyed the nation when Abraham Lincoln became president and, in response, seven Southern states seceded from the Union.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

It was a good thing that he’d destroyed the evidence so quickly, because a few moments later his mom poked her head in his door.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

Samuel Tunick, an activist in a campaign to stop construction of a police training center in Georgia, is accused of destroying evidence during the January 24, 2025 incident at Atlanta's airport.

From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026

WSJ gained exclusive access to film pilots and navigators pivoting from attacks on Russian heavy equipment to destroying their drones.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

But there was a storm of criticism, with many saying that destroying the house would be tantamount to denying Austria's Nazi past.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

Yet many still doubt that the choices we make for convenience’s sake are destroying the planet.

From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026

When we destroy a wild area, we may be destroying a whole species of plant or animal that is not found anywhere else.

From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall