self-destruct
verb
self-de·struct
ˌself-di-ˈstrəkt 
self-destructed; self-destructing; self-destructs
: to destroy oneself or itself
self-destruct
adjective
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Prosecutors say the men communicated more than 600 times across multiple platforms across their roughly yearlong source relationship — many of those conversations took place on the encrypted chat service Telegram, where some messages were set to self-destruct upon receipt.
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Ella Lee, The Hill, 4 Dec. 2024
According to the International Campaign to Ban Landmines, White House officials told nonprofit organizations on Nov. 22 that the United States would send three types of anti-personnel mines to Ukraine, all of which contain self-destruct features.
—John Ismay, New York Times, 3 Dec. 2024
Some have historically failed to deactivate – a Government Accountability Report found nearly 2,000 failed to self-destruct during the 1990-91 Gulf War.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024
Another version partially self-destructed during a 2018 auction, passing through a shredder hidden in its frame just after it was purchased for $1.4 million at Sotheby’s.
—Greg Norman, Fox News, 13 Sep. 2024
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Ella Lee, The Hill, 4 Dec. 2024
According to the International Campaign to Ban Landmines, White House officials told nonprofit organizations on Nov. 22 that the United States would send three types of anti-personnel mines to Ukraine, all of which contain self-destruct features.
—John Ismay, New York Times, 3 Dec. 2024
Some have historically failed to deactivate – a Government Accountability Report found nearly 2,000 failed to self-destruct during the 1990-91 Gulf War.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024
Another version partially self-destructed during a 2018 auction, passing through a shredder hidden in its frame just after it was purchased for $1.4 million at Sotheby’s.
—Greg Norman, Fox News, 13 Sep. 2024
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“Self-destruct.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-destruct. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.
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