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destructive

[dih-struhk-tiv] / dɪˈstrʌk tɪv /




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The partnership comes as wildfires across the globe become larger and more destructive, damaging homes, businesses and other buildings while also disrupting power.

From Los Angeles Times

Its vision of the past is imaginary and it has no future, but its destructive energy has changed the world.

From Salon

Cease leads Arizona State University's Global Locust Initiative, where she studies how locusts behave and how their destructive swarms can be controlled.

From Science Daily

Two World Wars—and the surge in destructive technology—showed that industrial warfare had made territorial expansionism devastating.

From The Wall Street Journal

His own personal involvement finally secured a ceasefire in Gaza's destructive confrontation last October which eased both the suffering of Palestinians, and the agony of Israeli hostages.

From BBC