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annihilating

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His words have swerved through claims of victory to threats of annihilating Iranian civilisation to support for negotiations.

From BBC Jul. 8, 2026

Early on, researchers suspected that dark matter particles migh t be colliding and annihilating each other, creating intense bursts of radiation.

From Science Daily Nov. 5, 2025

But Ginsberg cautioned that dehumanization “didn't propose a compassion or tenderness or mutual involvement or Buddha nature as an alternative. It proposed a complete annihilating void and nothingness.”

From Salon Feb. 16, 2025

It’s a new position that requires different footwork, hand-and-eye coordination and other techniques all while trying to keep strong and speedy edge rushers from annihilating their quarterback.

From Seattle Times Dec. 29, 2023

I know these two plots will come together like matter and antimatter, annihilating me in the explosion, but I see no way out.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman