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Discover LudwigThe phrase "mutual destruction" is correct and commonly used in written English.
It is typically used to describe a situation where two parties are engaged in a conflict or competition that will ultimately result in harm or destruction for both parties. Example: The ongoing trade war between the two countries could lead to mutual destruction, as neither side is willing to compromise and both continue to escalate tariffs on each other's goods.
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Mutual destruction is a distinct possibility.
"It's like mutual destruction".
He fears these beliefs are a recipe for mutual destruction.
"We should be critical, but criticism should not mean mutual destruction".
Union and management spent years locked in a danse macabre, seemingly committed to mutual destruction.
Yet the equation for North Korea, which cannot ensure mutual destruction, is slightly different.
Many of the same principles about mutual destruction still obtain today between major powers.
And the eventual consequence is always either voluntarily imposed self-restraint or all-out mutual destruction.
At the level of defining the opponent, their depictions are veering toward mutual destruction.
In the cold war there was a real risk of mutual destruction.
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"Mutual Destruction", about Henrik and Morten who agree a plan to kill one another's dogs, ends with Henrik reflecting that "There was something inside Morten that shunned the light.
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