destructive
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They aren’t the most common kind of earthquakes, but they do happen, and they tend to be destructive.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026
Khalil spent decades monitoring nesting sites, documenting marine life and campaigning against coastal development, pollution and destructive fishing practices.
From BBC • Jun. 20, 2026
He worried he would never escape his own destructive patterns or sense of impending doom.
From Slate • Jun. 18, 2026
During and after Saturday night's game, in which the Knicks defeated the Spurs in San Antonio, Texas, tens of thousands of people spilled into New York's streets, becoming increasingly destructive, the official said.
From Barron's • Jun. 14, 2026
Trees can also deter destructive creatures like caterpillars by flooding their leaves with tannin, which makes the leaves less tasty and so inclines the caterpillars to look elsewhere.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
Vocabulary lists containing destructive
Latin Love, Vol I: struere
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