destroy

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As he was dying two years later, in 1898, he came to see the book as “obscene” and begged his publishers, “by all that is holy,” to destroy every copy.

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

How can doctors destroy cancer cells without harming healthy tissue?

From Science Daily • Apr. 2, 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

The tank seemed to have come alive, as if it was boiling with fury, ready to destroy.

From "I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919" by Lauren Tarshis