despoliation

Example Sentences

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Matt: Environmental despoliation appears multiple times in “Andor.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 30, 2022

But the application of modern science and engineering to economic affairs also set in motion a ruinous despoliation of the planet.

From Salon • Oct. 7, 2021

Bezos was at pains to stress the importance of preserving the natural integrity of Earth, and Cox has consistently called for action on the climate crisis and environmental despoliation.

From The Guardian • May 26, 2019

But it takes work to see them, to look past the pervasive despoliation and reconcile the rough hand of man with the fragility of old forests and mountains.

From Washington Post • Mar. 9, 2017

Good heavens! shall such a cruel despoliation be permitted!

From Diary in America, Series Two by Marryat, Frederick