destroy
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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
Scientists have identified a previously overlooked type of immune cell that can detect and destroy small cell lung cancer, the most aggressive form of lung cancer worldwide.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026
I explain the prophecy like Uncle Ty told me, that a Manifestor will destroy the Remarkable world as we know it and only one person can stop them—the Chosen One.
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
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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
"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
“It destroys almost any aspect of a girl’s life and it doesn’t deliver any benefit,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
But dividing by zero destroys the entire framework of mathematics.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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Bass’ standing with voters plummeted months later, following the Palisades fire, which destroyed thousands of homes and left 12 people dead.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2026
“Charlie and I, probably, have seen some more high-IQ people — really extraordinarily high-IQ people — destroyed by leverage,” he said.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026
Deforestation monitor Nusantara Atlas says the blazes have destroyed more than 1.9 million hectares in the nine months to September.
From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026
They had just played an entire season at the New York Yankees’ spring training ballpark in Tampa, forced to be roommates with a rival after a hurricane destroyed the Trop’s roof.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
So as the bombs fell and Dresden was destroyed, we walked away, on and on, no strength left for arguing anymore, no strength left even for speaking.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
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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
Macrophages, the white blood cells responsible for engulfing and destroying harmful microorganisms, attempt to consume these particles.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026
By closing one eye and destroying perspective he brought them down within reach so that he could put up his fingers and stroke them.
From "The Red Pony" by John Steinbeck
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