destructive
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History and recent modelling technology have demonstrated that destructive waves have already hit the French coast and could do so again.
From Science Daily • May 21, 2026
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
Mr. Vance co-sponsored the bill with then Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown after Norfolk Southern’s destructive derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, in 2023.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026
The first two brought huge and destructive amounts of precipitation to the Golden State.
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026
They could feel the fire’s destructive power, but they could also feel its healing power as it warmed their bones.
From "The Wild Robot" by Peter Brown
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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