destructive
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Musk on X said he would appeal the case as the "jury never actually ruled on the merits of the case" and that to "loot charities is incredibly destructive to charitable giving in America."
From Barron's • May 18, 2026
I was nuts about Pawlikowski’s 2013 “Ida,” about a young nun on a destructive road trip through her family’s history, and 2018’s “Cold War,” a tumultuous romance between two artists in a time of propaganda.
From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026
But Timothy Burbery of Marshall University believes Dante may have been imagining something much more physical and destructive.
From Science Daily • May 11, 2026
There will be no Champions League qualifier for the Ibrox side after three destructive post-split defeats against Motherwell, Hearts and Celtic.
From BBC • May 11, 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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