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

From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026

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

The arrival of a potentially powerful El Nino weather system this year could devastate coral reefs around the world already weakened by back-to-back rounds of bleaching, scientists warn.

From Barron's ● May 22, 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

However, this is a moment of real hope in a disease that hits people in their prime and devastates families.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2025

In the Sierra Nevada, private lands used for logging are more likely to experience high-severity fire that devastates forest ecosystems compared to public lands like National Forests.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 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 news could never be ignored: An earthquake devastates Haiti.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

She was in her 60s, living on Social Security, and the house was in an area that had been devastated by a major fire a few years before.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026

Top officials in Damascus hailed the delisting as a major opportunity for the country, still economically devastated after more than a decade of war that rights groups say killed more than half a million people.

From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026

Niederhoffer was devastated and humiliated, but he kept looking for patterns.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

Ancient oak and beech trees, rare heathland and even wetland have been devastated by the recent fire that swept through the New Forest, a survey has found.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

Away from the silence of the devastated field, his ears pricked toward the night sounds.

From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker

Just 11 seconds later, Newcastle were ahead through Anthony Elanga after a devastating counter that required one pass after Amar Dedic's initial clearance.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

Successive heat spells have roasted the continent since May, bringing temperatures of 40C and above -- and dragging drought and devastating wildfires in their wake.

From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026

State leaders noted that under the plan, Nevada’s annual allotment of 300,000 acre-feet could be slashed to as little as 86,500 acre-feet, which they said would be devastating for Las Vegas and surrounding cities.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026

We have traveled from the illusion that humanity had left global wars behind forever to the stark prospect of a third world war that could span continents and have devastating global consequences.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026

It had been a sudden and devastating death, and everyone said it was grief that had sapped the old man’s ability to make sense anymore.

From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older