devastation
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Some returned to untouched homes, others found only devastation.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
A further 55,000 people have been evacuated from six towns in France, as wildfires which have caused devastation across the country pick up pace.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
Their chemistry makes the emotional devastation of this tragedy that much more real: Every main actor sheds a real tear over the course of the show.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
While this year's wildfire season has been fairly muted compared to the devastation caused in recent years, there are more than 800 active fires nationwide.
From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026
With this much devastation, they must have been feasting for days.
From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker
Reeves met Friday with Biden, who was in Rolling Fork, Miss., to survey the devastations from last month’s tornadoes.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 1, 2023
Tucson’s crater-like monument notwithstanding, these impacts feel less like the strikes of meteors than the devastations of a cancer devouring us from within.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 26, 2023
The Indus River, which caused much of the devastations in Sindh, is now at normal levels, though authorities say it will take another two months to completely drain the water.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 17, 2022
Like many of the songs on Punisher, I Know The End juxtaposes Bridgers' personal devastations with those of the world crumbling outside her front door.
From BBC ● Dec. 16, 2020
The way small simplicities worked out great devastations.
From The Pastor's Wife by Arnim, Elizabeth von
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