devastate

Example Sentences

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Surging memory prices are expected to devastate the electronics market, forcing rival phone makers to raise prices and affecting Android devices.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

Healthcare alone can devastate even carefully planned budgets.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 3, 2026

“I am deeply worried about these images getting out ... a single security failure could devastate thousands of lives,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026

Tens of thousands of people in Mozambique are being rescued as rising waters continue to devastate the southern African nation - the worst flooding in a generation.

From BBC • Jan. 25, 2026

“It would devastate intelligence agencies across the globe,” he reasoned.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti