destroyed

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It took more than a year for SpaceX to resume flights from a launchpad at Cape Canaveral after a preflight explosion destroyed a Falcon 9 rocket in 2016.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

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

"Mining has destroyed our region," said Salle Kumar, a 34-year-old farmer who lives in a village sandwiched between two massive mines in Rajasthan.

From Barron's • May 31, 2026

His house was destroyed in the Palisades fire.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Instead, they destroyed their ability to earn a living.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock