destroyed

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Mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt based his campaign in large part on a scathing criticism of Bass’ handling of the Palisades fire and his own frustration after his Pacific Palisades house was destroyed.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

“While many vines have been intercepted and destroyed, locating the thousands that may still be in customers’ hands remains our top priority,” said California Secretary of Agriculture Karen Ross in a press release.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

But whether those gains are broadly shared, and whether the workers whose careers are destroyed make successful transitions, these things do not depend on the technology.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

The court was told Ali's village in the Darfur region has been destroyed and he has no idea whether his family in Sudan is still alive.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

All Roz had ever wanted was to protect her family and her friends and her home, and now she knew that everything she loved could be destroyed in order to make more robots like her.

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown