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destroy

[dih-stroi] / dɪˈstrɔɪ /


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Civil lawsuits have revealed that detention officials at times destroyed relevant video footage that would aid investigations, he said.

From Salon

A team from Aberdeen University was despatched to document the scene, stopping to pick up supplies like plaster of Paris from craft shops on the way, before the site was destroyed by the weather forever.

From BBC

Rather than destroying its host, the virus may have established a stable presence in the cytoplasm.

From Science Daily

Alongside jamming, Ukraine has also developed cheap interceptor drones built specially to destroy other craft mid-air.

From Barron's

It also destroyed nine homes and businesses and damaged 28 others, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.

From Los Angeles Times