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destroy

[dih-stroi] / dɪˈstrɔɪ /


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It was just a place for them to be wild and play and make art where I didn’t have to destroy my house every day.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

"Do I want to destroy their infrastructure? No," he said.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

INDIANAPOLIS—Modern college basketball is built to do one thing: destroy dynasties.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Here’s the part people don’t expect to hear: It didn’t destroy us.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

It had the power to destroy them in a way that time no longer could.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny