destroy
Example Sentences
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A more accurate metaphor would be credit termites — insects that infest and destroy structural timbers.
From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026
And he ordered RIH to give him all the documents demanded by the government’s subpoena by Tuesday, implying that the hospital might destroy these records if he did not obtain them immediately.
From Slate • May 19, 2026
In its first moments, the universe was a seething soup of elementary particles and energetic photons that would destroy any atom before it could form.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
"We realised that there isn't that much air defence left to destroy to gain access deep into the territory," he said.
From Barron's • May 17, 2026
Do you want to destroy the entire world?”
From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack
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Workshop 2, Part 1
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