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The phrase "a wave of destructive" is not complete and lacks a noun to follow "destructive," making it grammatically incorrect in English.
You can use it in contexts where you want to describe a large-scale occurrence of destruction, but it needs to be part of a complete phrase.
Example: "The storm brought a wave of destructive forces that devastated the coastal towns."
Alternatives: "a surge of devastation" or "a tide of destruction."
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Meanwhile, the territorial future of the UK is threatened as the aftermath of the Scottish referendum campaign unleashes a wave of destructive forces.
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The musicians of the Nashville Symphony — which had been riding a wave of successes before the recession and a destructive 2010 flood imperiled their financial future — ratified a new one-year contract this week that will cut their pay by 15 percent.
Al-Zarqāwī, who quickly came to be regarded as one of the most destructive militants in Iraq, organized a wave of attacks, often suicide bombings, that targeted security forces, government institutions, and Iraqi civilians.
He calls for a wave of divestment, for people to stop spending money and/or investing in destructive farming practices and "nutrient devoid food".
A wave of human agents?
SAN FRANCISCO — American officials and corporate security experts examining a new wave of potentially destructive computer attacks striking American corporations, especially energy firms, say they have tracked the attacks back to Iran.
Deep-sea oil rig stability: The large, slow waves can interact with currents at the same frequency and create resonance, which exacerbates a wave's potentially destructive effects.
Back in February, a large boulder came down the hillside and choked the Mullally basin, sending a destructive wave of mud and debris toward homes, a pair of which were still under reconstruction this week on Manistee.
In February, a large boulder came down the hillside and choked the Mullally basin, sending a destructive wave of mud and debris onto homes — a pair of which are still under reconstruction this week on Manistee Drive.
Facing a destructive wave of foreclosures, federal and state officials have pressured banks to help troubled borrowers by writing off a portion of their debt.
The incident waves will come into contact with more reflected waves and hence a higher level of destructive interference will be exhibited, improving reflectivity.
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