devastate

The Treasury secretary announced new sanctions meant to target Tehran’s enablers and devastate the regime economically.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 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

For months, Uber and lawyers from across the state poured tens of millions into dueling ballot measures that threatened to devastate the profits of whichever side lost.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026

A row is growing over the potential cull of Dartmoor's hill ponies as campaigners warn Natural England's approach to conserving the landscape could "devastate" the endangered breed.

From BBC ● Jun. 16, 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 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 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

That left a single second on the clock for Cam Little to nail a 57-yard field goal and clinch a 19-17 victory that left the Eagles absolutely devastated.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

The family of a GP who was found dead at her home say they have been "devastated" by her death.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

At the Kfar Aza kibbutz, which was also devastated by the attack, mourners sat in silence in assembled chairs as they watched the raising of an Israeli flag.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

They could see right past my cheerful act; they knew I was devastated.

From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles

"To see three storms undo a place that brought so much peace is devastating," Henken continued.

From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026

"This is a devastating loss of life," he said earlier in the statement.

From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026

However, experts say the debris-flow is much smaller and travelled more slowly than the devastating flash floods in August.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

The moment when the couple’s infant child is taken from them by the authorities is devastating, each of them capturing a sense of helpless isolation from themselves, their community and each other.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

The economic crisis in the United States had created devastating ripples across the globe, sending world financial markets into a tailspin.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama