devastation
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It is understood several hundred people have decided to stay in the town, despite the widespread devastation and the lack of gas, electricity and running water.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
Long Beach and Newport Beach have been at the center of the devastation, with viral videos showing waves crashing onto oceanside homes, parking lots, boardwalks and jetties.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2026
Racing off the train, the devastation was clear.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
Early on, Mr. Altman compared AI to nuclear power and was concerned that if the technology went rogue, it could cause devastation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
We’d watched the devastation of Katrina from our privileged remove.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
They are still hurting, still missing the loved ones they lost, and they must surely be forever on alert for similar devastations that could come and upend their lives again.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026
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
Though the damage caused by Ida was the prime focus Tuesday, Biden also highlighted other recent natural devastations such as the wildfires in the West, which have burned millions of acres.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 7, 2021
In the face of these potential devastations, what’s to come is less a matter of promise than resignation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2021
Some writers have traced their descent to the Goths and Vandals, thus chastised for their devastations.
From Curiosities of Medical Experience by J. G. (John Gideon) Millingen
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