as in destruction
the state or fact of being rendered nonexistent, physically unsound, or useless
the virtual extermination of the native tribes by the colonizers
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Despite trillions of dollars at stake, forest destruction—and the corporate role in driving it—is still widely treated as a peripheral issue.—
Felicia Jackson,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025 -
That's because full destruction of the Iranian program is impossible at this point.—
Faisal Kutty,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 May 2025
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Many populations and species of fireflies are threatened with extinction in the United States due to these factors.—
Owen Martin,
The Conversation,
1 May 2025
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Threshold fertility for the avoidance of extinction under critical conditions.—
Maria Morava,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Apr. 2025
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Emotional devastation lingers in L.A. fire zones March 9, 2025 Questions of how people can donate their own cookbook collections to the cause are already pouring in; Now Serving hopes to organize donation drives in the future, perhaps for an event in July, six months from the fires’ havoc.—
Stephanie Breijo,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2025
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The film rocketed back in time to show the havoc the creature wreaked on a group of Native Americans in the Great Plains during the 18th century.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
24 Apr. 2025
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Devices that aren’t fused, and are therefore safe to move, are taken to a demolition site in the middle of a field.—
Lynsey Addario,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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As written, the bills would also allow demolitions without review in other local historic districts, including the city of Miami’s Miami Modern, or MiMo, district on Biscayne Boulevard.—
Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
30 Apr. 2025
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Peter Dutton, leader of the conservative Liberal party, conceded defeat and the loss of his own seat - echoing the fate of Canada's conservatives and their leader whose election losses days earlier were also attributed to a Trump backlash.—
Kirsty Needham,
USA Today,
4 May 2025
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Gum graft surgery can help manage these symptoms, prevent tooth loss, and protect the jawbones from damage.—
Mark Gurarie,
Health,
3 May 2025
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“Extermination.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extermination. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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