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destruction

[dih-struhk-shuhn] / dɪˈstrʌk ʃən /


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Protecting brain cells from destruction remains one of the biggest challenges in treating Alzheimer's disease and related neurodegenerative conditions.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2026

But the factors that make it such a desirable place to live and play also bring immense risks for destruction — sometimes simultaneously.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

"I am sure that with the level of attacks and destruction, the number just for 2026 will be around $6-7 billion," she told AFP.

From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026

The scale of the destruction - including to some iconic landmarks - has shocked many in a country used to street protests.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

Achren had learned of his escape, Taran guessed, for at the moment of the castle’s destruction, she had sent out a company of guards.

From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander

Renewed tensions in the Middle East since July and destructions of refining capacity in Russia have raised energy costs again, in particular gas prices, leading to higher inflation and central-bank rate-rise expectations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

As Perry noted, pesticides are not alone in targeting sperm for destructions.

From Salon ● Nov. 16, 2023

Podolyak added that the barrage was “an undeniable manifestation” of Russia’s “terrorist activity, legally documented by numerous destructions and victims.”

From Washington Times ● Aug. 15, 2023

This means that the two destructions cannot be related to the same event,” Dr. Ben-Yosef said.

From New York Times ● Dec. 20, 2022

We have also their infinite succession of creations and destructions by fire or water, analogous to a formerly popular geological theory.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 120, October, 1867. by Various


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