destroyed

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They said that in the case of Prince Sultan airbase the facility had previously come under fire before the aircraft were destroyed.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

His house was destroyed in the Palisades fire.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

“There have been countless incidents of homes being destroyed and limbs lost due to illegal fireworks and we are doing our best to prevent that.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

"We're used to it," said Roman, a 36-year-old firefighter who helped clear the ruins from a building destroyed in the strike.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

A New York Daily News editorial guessed that this was a hydrogen bomb, perhaps five to ten times as powerful as the fission bomb that destroyed the Japanese city of Hiroshima.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin