destroy

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

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

You can’t destroy an industry of incredible value if the product doesn’t do something incredibly valuable.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

“You won’t want to spend hundreds of millions on building a data center that you can destroy by dropping a $7,000 drone on it,” said Justin Alexander, an economist who specializes in the Gulf region.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

When this happens, those particles become excited and often break down, which can destroy important biomolecules and disrupt larger biological systems.

From Science Daily • Mar. 24, 2026

I wanted to ask Meir these things, but all I could do was repeat once more: “Tell me, would it destroy him?”

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros