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self-destruction

[self-di-struhk-shuhn, self-] / ˈsɛlf dɪˈstrʌk ʃən, ˌsɛlf- /
NOUN
suicide
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“They were doing things that hadn’t been done before,” said Nance, author of “Splash of Colors: The Self-Destruction of Braniff International” and an aviation analyst for ABC.

From Washington Times • May 30, 2018

He had returned to standup in 2008 with a show entitled Weapons of Self-Destruction, though this was interrupted briefly by surgery to replace an aortic valve.

From The Guardian • Aug. 12, 2014

The Self-Destruction of the 1 Percent IN the early 14th century, Venice was one of the richest cities in Europe.

From New York Times • Oct. 13, 2012

The dead horse has been flogged, and the bloggers have flogged the floggers, so it’s time to move on to a more interesting subject: Zen and the Art of Packers Self-Destruction.

From New York Times • Oct. 22, 2010

As Steve Knopper writes in Appetite for Self-Destruction, his chronicle of the music business' downfall, it's not as if record labels hadn't seen this sort of thing before.

From Time Magazine Archive




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