destroyed

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“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

He said by the time firefighters arrived his house was "already engulfed in flames" and everything is destroyed.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Robert "Madyar" Brovdi's underground command post features walls of blinking screens playing footage of Ukrainian drones attacking Russian troops, frontline maps, and scoreboards of destroyed targets.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

The fire also destroyed two historic structures — Johnson’s Lee Equipment Shed and Wreck Line Camp Cabin — as well as a storage building and a wind shelter at Water Canyon Campground.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

The law forbade taking any of the shards, which seemed particularly absurd, considering they were smack in the middle of a bomb and missile range, bound to be hit and destroyed eventually.

From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen