destroy
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At that point, only divine intervention or an economic implosion could destroy the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and the Islamic Republic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
Those chlorine atoms then reacted with methane in the plume, helping destroy some of the methane released during the eruption.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026
Recent hacks carried out by AI systems have fueled those fears, leading to recent warnings from a departing Anthropic researcher and others that the technology could destroy civilization.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused Russia of trying to "cripple the economy and destroy people's lives" with intensifying strikes on civilian infrastructure, including the railways.
From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026
He reminded himself that this is part of why he had come to destroy the files.
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
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"It destroys the quality of our education… We cannot study normally."
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
“It destroys almost any aspect of a girl’s life and it doesn’t deliver any benefit,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
During a crisis, support is often essential to prevent a downward spiral that destroys the financial system.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
Stanford researchers have identified a previously unknown immune cell that destroys nearby cells by exploding.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 5, 2026
“Piper, that’s brilliant! If you’re right, this is great news. We just have to figure out which of us destroys Gaea.”
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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If some of these satellites get hacked, damaged, derailed, or destroyed, America’s ability to fight a war would be seriously degraded.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
The report identified losses to the American fleet, including four F-15s fighters destroyed, one F-35 fighter damaged, seven KC-135 tanker aircraft damaged and up to 30 MQ-9 Reaper drones destroyed.
From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026
Will our peaceful rural life be destroyed by a huge AI data centre?
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
The fires destroyed much of Altadena and Pacific Palisades, as well as parts of Malibu, leveling more than 17,000 structures across those communities.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
Five robots that had tried to reach the reactor cores had been destroyed by radiation before they got there.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
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Massive floods and landslides swept through border towns and villages in Nepal and Tibet, wiping out thousands of houses, destroying energy infrastructure and leaving thousands dead or missing.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Military analysts say that one potential legitimate use of the large payload bombs would be destroying underground tunnels and bunkers, places ordinary bombs can’t reach.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
People have worried about artificial intelligence destroying humanity since A.I. existed only in science fiction.
From Slate ● Sep. 9, 2026
In Dana Point, relentless waves damaged several beachfront homes, completely destroying decks and tearing through walls.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
As North Vietnamese attacks in South Vietnam intensified, Johnson decided to run a continuous bombing campaign over North Vietnam aimed at destroying railroads, bridges, roads, and manufacturing plants.
From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge
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