wanton destruction
collocation in Englishmeaningsofwantonanddestruction
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wanton
adjective
uk/ˈwɒn.tən/us/ˈwɑːn.tən/
formal
(of something bad, such as damage, cruelty, waste) extreme and showing no care ...
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destruction
noun[U]
uk/dɪˈstrʌk.ʃən/us/dɪˈstrʌk.ʃən/
the act of destroying something, or the fact of ...
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It avoided thewantondestructionof human and social capital.
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Hargrove's own study of the history of environmental/animal liberation ideas suggests that the key frames of these movements were respectively,wantondestructionand unnecessary cruelty.
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I cannot agree that there has beenwantondestruction.
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But today, in spite of all thewantondestructionthat occurs, we seem to have grown soft.
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I am unfortunately compelled to add that thiswantondestructionis not limited to electric light bulbs.
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It has a structure which can withstand all butwantondestructionon the part of several member states.
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I personally have never seen thiswantondestructionof young plantations going on in this large area.
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This does much to foster their reputation for wilful misbehaviour andwantondestructionof public and private property.
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We are now reaping part of the retribution of thewantondestructionof that body.
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That brings me to thewantondestructionof our railways in the early 1960s by a government with no foresight.
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We were fed up with thewantondestructionand death.
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There waswantondestructionof banners which were causing no damage either to passers-by or to the police.
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In particular, we have condemned the indiscriminate attacks on civilians and thewantondestructionof their homes and livelihoods.
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It iswantondestructionof public property made available for the general use and convenience of the public.
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I do not like the idea ofwantondestruction.
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Our criticisms are not made in a spirit ofwantondestruction.
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Vandalism is aboutwantondestruction, and there is no doubt that this destruction is planned, calculated and deliberate.
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The time has come for us to call a halt to thewantondestructionof the things that are best in our heritage.
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