devastation
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A wildfire that has burned for two weeks in the Cairngorms National Park has left an "apocalyptic" scene of devastation, say park bosses.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
While some evacuees returned to untouched homes, others found only devastation.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 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
Yet the devastation was not evenly distributed across the tree of life.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 12, 2026
Initially she assigned the devastation of Tennessee—the blaze and the disease—to justice.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
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
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
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
And sure, “Friends” was on for a decade so she was bound to amplify a few slights into devastations.
From New York Times ● Sep. 5, 2019
The great explorer, Captain Warren, has sunk shafts through the immense mass of debris accumulated at the wall penetrating stratum after stratum of debris of successive devastations.
From The Story of a Life by Ellis, J. Breckenridge (John Breckenridge)
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