destroying

Example Sentences

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“They say in the industry destroying a launch pad is the second-worst thing that can happen,” Keeton said, “with the first being loss of a crew.”

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

Bexobrutideg, a BTK kinase degrader, works by destroying target proteins rather than simply turning them off.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

The same month, a New York court convicted Lu Jianwang, a U.S. citizen, for his part in setting up a police station in New York on behalf of China, and obstructing justice by destroying evidence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Well over a century of misguided land management and development practices have left the state increasingly vulnerable to frequent and severe fire that risks destroying communities and ecosystems.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

“But instead of destroying the file, you raised a whole hornet’s nest of mess.”

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste