destroy
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There’s a 15% chance AI will destroy us, but we’ll still sign the agreement.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
A more accurate metaphor would be credit termites — insects that infest and destroy structural timbers.
From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026
The U.S. uses $4 million Patriot interceptors to destroy drones that cost $20,000 to $50,000.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
MYC-driven cancers appear able to rapidly repair the DNA damage caused by treatment, allowing them to endure therapies that would normally destroy tumor cells.
From Science Daily • May 17, 2026
If the Mountain could destroy the courage of one such as Strong Jonn, who feared nothing, what could it do to Rowan of the Bukshah, who feared everything?
From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda
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