destructive
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And Giuseppe Sette, president of the AI investment analytics firm Reflexivity, thinks a drop in token prices could be broadly helpful, rather than destructive to AI economics.
From MarketWatch • Jul. 9, 2026
Neil the beloved elephant seal has once again returned to Seven Mile Beach, Tasmania, for his annual moult, keeping locals on their toes with his cheeky and sometimes destructive antics.
From Salon • Jul. 7, 2026
They found that forcing proteins inside neurons to clump together, a hallmark of many neurodegenerative diseases, can trigger this destructive process.
From Science Daily • Jul. 5, 2026
The NWS considers super typhoons to have the equivalent destructive potential as a category four or five hurricane.
From BBC • Jul. 5, 2026
“What if the rascal’s a bit wild now and then? Noisy and destructive, like a young pup, what? How would you feel about that?”
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
Vocabulary lists containing destructive
Latin Love, Vol I: struere
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George's Key to the Universe, Lessons 1–5
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