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California and the 11 other states, including New York, New Jersey, Washington and Colorado, allege the merger would devastate the theatrical film business by combining two historic film studio rivals.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026

Hibbs said: "Natural England's approach will devastate the Dartmoor hill pony population, it will make farms financially unviable and it's extremely doubtful there will be any environmental benefit."

From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2026

The group's leader, Fernando Sanchez Castilla, a long-time plant employee who also serves as mayor of a nearby village, warns that shutting the facility would devastate dozens of surrounding communities.

From Barron's ● May 4, 2026

If both spouses eventually need care, the numbers can devastate even substantial nest eggs.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 27, 2026

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

From "City Spies" by James Ponti

It’s a burden that not only devastates families financially but also takes a toll on their health.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 23, 2026

In the world of “The Last of Us,” a mysterious cordyceps outbreak in 2003 devastates humanity.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 11, 2025

“I think it’s that scarring, mental-health-wise. It just really devastates a person in a way they can’t come back from.”

From New York Times ● Jun. 6, 2024

The world is once again watching, as El Niño devastates coral reefs throughout the Indian Ocean.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 12, 2024

Agricultural societies are ravaged by famine when drought, fire or earthquake devastates the annual rice or potato crop.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari

Grand Council Chief Linda Debassige said in a statement on Wednesday that the remote Namaygoosisagagun First Nation in northern Ontario was "devastated by an unexpected and fast-moving wildfire" that severely damaged homes and community buildings.

From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026

For a while, that was his rhythm: Parachute into the most devastated places on Earth, save lives, return to his practice in New Jersey, repeat.

From Slate ● Jul. 14, 2026

In a separate GoFundMe page, Castillo’s family said they were devastated by his death.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026

Published July 6 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the study is the first to combine biological data from both the groups devastated by the extinction and those that survived.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 12, 2026

They want to stay friends; they feel smothered; it's always them and it's never you; and afterward, you're devastated and they're relieved; it's over for them and just starting for you.

From "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green

More devastating, Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, mocked Trump’s plan to charge tolls.

From Slate ● Jul. 15, 2026

He says the litigation of the past decade has had a devastating effect on his career, his finances and his health.

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026

The fact that this story from 1948 is 100% relevant in 2026 is devastating.

From Salon ● Jul. 14, 2026

The official death toll from Venezuela's devastating twin earthquakes rose to nearly 4,500 on Sunday, as the government reported more than 19,500 people were now living in camps due to the destruction.

From Barron's ● Jul. 12, 2026

But in the early years of the eighteenth century this argument from probability was applied with devastating force.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton