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“But your spouse is risk-averse and it would devastate her to lose $147,000. So let’s meet on the bridge” and bet less.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026

"Each day we're seeing fires devastate green spaces and my team is incredibly worried," he said.

From BBC ● Aug. 8, 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

Two southeast Los Angeles cities proposed a sales tax increase to offset the financial impact of California’s blackjack ban, which officials said would devastate their local economies.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2026

But he had no way of knowing that Soviet commanders in Cuba also had dozens of short-range nuclear weapons—tactical weapons, designed to devastate enemies on the battlefield.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

This ash devastates farmland across at least eight states.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

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

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 23, 2026

After a comet devastates most of civilization in the first movie, Gerard Butler returns to lead an especially hardy family of survivors into a bold new future.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 27, 2026

It is recognised as a problem which devastates farm businesses, spreading from badgers to cattle, and from cow to cow.

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2025

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

A veteran’s rediscovered photographs bring to life a continent devastated by World War II.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

"Ray and his whole family have been a huge part of our club over the years, right from the very start and we are truly devastated."

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

Pollard added she was now at her "wits' end" and "devastated and exhausted by it all".

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

Smart but emotionally inarticulate and a bit obtuse, Lou is devastated by what he’s done.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

He could see how devastated she was, but not why she should feet guilty.

From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman

"It was devastating and there's relationships that have been broken that will never be put back together. I'm very sad about that."

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

"Although these conditions are triggered by completely different events, they may ultimately disrupt the same fundamental biological systems and produce the similarly devastating exhaustion experienced by millions worldwide."

From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026

The reaction by those who weighed in on Mr. Lederman’s position illustrate the devastating human cost of self-serving ideals.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

The race to succeed Ricardo Lara as California insurance commissioner following the devastating January 2025 wildfires is a classic study in contrasts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

That doctor delivered the devastating news that the tumor had started to grow back.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson