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destructive

[dih-struhk-tiv] / dɪˈstrʌk tɪv /




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"We're asked for fossils for use in destructive analysis all the time," Chiappe said.

From Science Daily Sep. 20, 2026

King Charles is set to intervene in the debate about artificial intelligence, calling on AI industry leaders to prevent it becoming a destructive force.

From BBC Sep. 17, 2026

In other words, we have a larger, more destructive array of cyberattack tools.

From Slate Sep. 17, 2026

The destructive ideological movements I left behind eight years earlier had crossed the ocean to my adopted homeland.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 10, 2026

Reeking and destructive when they’d been created in the Accelerated Age and still destructive even after they were dead.

From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi




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