destructive
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A destructive tornado has torn through villages in southern France, injuring more than 40 people.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
The Earthquake Kids from Northridge Little League made it to the championship game of the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pa., after the destructive 1994 Northridge Earthquake.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026
While some books are scanned for various purposes without losing their spines, so-called destructive scanning is considered more efficient.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026
And if our corporate law is actually outdated and destructive tech, maybe we should update it.
From Salon ● Aug. 19, 2026
“Things just have to become different, that’s all. And those cottages wouldn’t make the right kind of difference. The whole plan is as destructive as Pacheco’s pig.”
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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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