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destruction

[dih-struhk-shuhn] / dɪˈstrʌk ʃən /


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“There’s no such thing as 4 million barrels a day of permanent demand destruction for oil,” he said.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Arms-control agreements ask nations to forgo mass destruction.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

“The terror in ‘Cape Fear’ is about the destruction of the family,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

The charge of child destruction was then put to him.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

But there were no signs of destruction, no signs that someone had run off with it.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny




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