total annihilation
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“This move is unprecedented in the history of the Chinese military and represents the total annihilation of the high command,” said Christopher Johnson, head of China Strategies Group, a political-risk consulting firm.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 25, 2026
"You are always one mistake away from total annihilation."
From Salon ● Jan. 19, 2024
“Nuclear weapons, developed to win wars, are a threat of total annihilation that we can certainly end, if all nations work together,” Matsui said.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 5, 2021
Godzilla, King of the Monsters, arises to combat massive, malevolent foes that have been feeding on a nuclear plant’s reactors and now threaten mankind with total annihilation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2019
It had happened in the year 1672 when the cowardly neglect of a Dutch commander alone had saved the army of Louis XIV from total annihilation.
From The Rise of the Dutch Kingdom 1795-1813 by Hendrik Willem Van Loon
