despoilment

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The 1971 amendment mandates that New Mexico prevent the despoilment of air, water and other natural resources.

From Seattle Times • May 10, 2023

Historians François Jarrige and Thomas Le Roux unpick the broader social, economic and political factors underpinning our despoilment of the environment in their altogether more comprehensive history of pollution, The Contamination of the Earth.

From Nature • Aug. 30, 2020

Any accident risks even worse despoilment if ships leak oil, gas, chemicals or other substances.

From Washington Post • Dec. 19, 2017

At present, despite the despoilment and misuse of resources, there’s still a vibrant landscape to explore and to cherish.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 22, 2016

But, unfortunately,—or it may be fortunately,—the detriment to her public credit can be stated with substantial precision, and can be traced directly to her despoilment.

From Twenty Years of Congress, Vol. 1 From Lincoln to Garfield, with a Review of the Events Which Led to the Political Revolution of 1860 by Blaine, James Gillespie