destroyed
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In these patients, potentially harmful species such as Enterococcus faecium can flourish after much of the surrounding microbial ecosystem has been "destroyed."
From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026
Construction zones proliferated in the area after the January 2025 fires that destroyed local homes and businesses, resulting in reduced speed limits.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026
“When schools are destroyed, when bus shelters are targeted, when transport is attacked, we seek the civil liability of the parents,” Darmanin told local radio station RTL.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
As its name suggested, that was the whole point of #MeToo: to create enough solidarity between victims and allies to make it safe for victims to speak out without their lives being destroyed.
From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026
“One time,” said Mara, “we destroyed a whole city’s economy after all their silkworms died.”
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
