destruction

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Some cases involved vanishing bile duct syndrome, a liver condition characterized by the progressive destruction of bile ducts in the liver, the agency said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

For Fogelman, the destruction of the bunker is just one of Season 2’s “big swings.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

Habitat destruction, overfishing and water pollution from the Amazon to the Danube threaten the very survival of hundreds of species whose epic voyages along the world's great rivers go largely unnoticed.

From Barron's • Mar. 29, 2026

The destruction of bone tissue, in turn, releases calcium into circulation which can result in kidney stress.

From Slate • Mar. 29, 2026

Over and over, the work of the colonial surveyors and speculators led to destruction of Indigenous towns.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz