destruction
Example Sentences
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She said she had been left devastated by the destruction and did not know what the future would hold.
From BBC
The mass destruction wrought by last January’s L.A. fires made that interval far from routine, and like Baker, many participating artists have spent time recovering or rebuilding.
From Los Angeles Times
She told BBC Scotland News she had been left devastated by the destruction and does not know what the future will hold.
From BBC
Beyond a certain threshold, high prices can undermine themselves by causing demand destruction.
While analysts said there’s still no sign that U.S. airlines are seeing any signs of demand destruction, how long that can last as the Middle East conflict escalates is what’s unnerving investors.
From MarketWatch
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