destroy
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Using Polymarket, the world’s largest prediction-market platform, they made bets on the fires—how they would grow, how long they would last, and how much they would destroy.
From Slate • Jun. 30, 2026
“The University tried to destroy Dr. Kil’s thriving career but they cannot silence her voice.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2026
A week later he outflanked the British in the middle of the night to destroy the enemy’s rear-guard brigade at nearby Princeton.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026
"Nature is angry with us because we destroy everything," she said.
From Barron's • Jun. 25, 2026
The idea was that both the United States and the Soviet Union could destroy each other many, many times over—so don’t worry!
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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