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[dih-stroi] / dɪˈstrɔɪ /


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It works by engineering a civil war within the immune system – to get one part to destroy the part causing disease.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Its early trading also will create and destroy billions of dollars of value in a host of other stocks.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

He does not seem to think about the jobs it will destroy, the way it is poisoning creativity or education, the way it warps our shared sense of reality.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

Courts have ruled that the doctrine requires private utilities such as Edison to pay for property they destroy, even if they haven’t been found to have acted negligently.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 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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