ravages

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McLaughlin hopes the designations will allow the trust to make its nature reserves "more resilient to the ravages of climate change" by restoring habitats and creating wildlife corridors beyond the boundaries of the reserves.

From BBC • May 9, 2026

Though the film is approaching its 50th anniversary, “Up in Smoke” has remarkably avoided the ravages of time.

From Salon • Apr. 18, 2026

“The arduous reparation from the ravages of the pandemic are all but complete, with the shares now having exceeded the record highs achieved in 2018,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

"That is a gaping hole in a law that should protect nature from the ravages of climate change," she said.

From Barron's • Nov. 27, 2025

Every one of them had come from humble origins or been humbled by the ravages of the hard times in which they had grown up.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown