destructiveness
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The play is often seen as a moralizing critique of the pernicious destructiveness of capitalism, the soul-destroying “rat race” that Willy Loman so resoundingly loses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
Ms Pollack, the Cornell president, said in a statement on Sunday: "The virulence and destructiveness of antisemitism is real and deeply impacting our Jewish students, faculty and staff, as well as the entire Cornell community."
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2023
“The real advancements are in these vehicles and instruments that can withstand the hydrostatic pressure—it’s the destructiveness of the pressure in the ocean that is a major impediment.”
From Scientific American ● Jun. 20, 2023
Some note that the destructiveness of atomic energy is kinetic and demonstrated, whereas A.I.’s danger to humanity remains highly speculative.
From New York Times ● Jun. 10, 2023
The prospect of a general and permanent lowering of environmental resistance becomes grimly and increasingly real with each passing year as the number, variety, and destructiveness of insecticides grows.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
