destroy
Example Sentences
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There was no provision to destroy nuclear materials in the sides' memorandum of understanding, the agency reported.
From BBC • May 29, 2026
Of the existential risk of machines that will either save humanity or destroy it.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
Weather feeds us, it can destroy us — it rules our existence, he says.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
"We are constantly grappling with the challenges posed by the sheer scale of these territories... and the organizations' capacity to rapidly rebuild what we destroy."
From Barron's • May 29, 2026
‘I know, it doesn’t seem possible. But Saeunn’s sure of it. So am I. The listener must find the Mountain of the World Spirit -and then, with the Spirit’s help, he must destroy the bear.’
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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