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While uncontrolled outbreaks can devastate coral reefs, smaller populations may help maintain the diversity that makes these ecosystems so valuable.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 1, 2026

They argued it will devastate threatened and endangered fish, including Chinook salmon, steelhead, green sturgeon, longfin smelt and Delta smelt.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

“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

“Such reductions would devastate Arizona’s water users and its economy,” state officials warned.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026

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

From "City Spies" by James Ponti

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

Describing drought as a "silent killer" which "creeps in, drains resources, and devastates lives in slow motion" the report said it had exacerbated issues like poverty and ecosystem collapse.

From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2025

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 11, 2025

The news could never be ignored: An earthquake devastates Haiti.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

These analyses could help reveal why some species were devastated while others survived.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2026

"You have devastated and betrayed the trust of thousands of people, and you've let entire communities down," Cormann said on Monday, according to WA Today.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

When Bangladesh won independence from Pakistan in 1971, it was among the world's poorest countries, with its economy devastated by war.

From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026

James maintained his equipoise at the news, but his friends could tell that that he was devastated.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

He must have been using an Iris-message to talk with someone, but if he’d gotten great news, why had he looked so devastated?

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

Among them are approved plans for 450 homes within yards of Hook Wood in Gillingham, Kent, which residents fear will have a devastating impact on local wildlife.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

However, the fungus was not formally identified and described until 1999, long after devastating amphibian declines had begun.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2026

But he has promised to repair the damage done to Israel's international standing by the devastating Gaza war, and to crack down on West Bank settler violence.

From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026

“I was in my bedroom, listening to the radio. I was excited and I heard the whole thing happen and it was a devastating milestone in my life,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026

For example, the megafauna of New Zealand—which had weathered the alleged ‘climate change’ of c. 45,000 years ago without a scratch—suffered devastating blows immediately after the first humans set foot on the islands.

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