devastate

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

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

Most commentators assumed that getting bronze on beam would devastate me, but in fact, I was over the moon.

From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles

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

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

Walliams said he believed his friendship with Lilly was a "special one" and felt "devastated" by her account.

From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026

That conflict devastated Syria's economy and infrastructure and it is relying in particular on wealthy Gulf nations such as Saudi Arabia to help fund the vast cost of reconstruction.

From Barron's ● Nov. 7, 2026

The post-World War II geopolitical landscape is reconstructing itself faster than the Ginza district, which was devastated in the last film and continues to look like a battlefield.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026

Raman’s electoral hopes hinged in part on Bass’s unpopularity since fires devastated the city’s Pacific Palisades neighborhood in January 2025.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

Herbert, watching the house from across the street, was devastated.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

In 1950 communist forces from North Korea invaded South Korea, triggering a war that exacted a devastating human and political toll.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026

In the latest review, a "victim personal statement which clearly conveyed the devastating impact of Mr Venables' crime and the impact of his offending" was heard by the panel.

From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026

The story here is about the strange relationships that form in the wake of devastating loss, and an examination of the unpredictable, messy and confusing connections often found between people experiencing grief.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026

A natural substance found in broccoli could offer an unexpected new approach to treating a devastating genetic disease that progressively damages the nervous system.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 6, 2026

I remember my parents telling me about how devastating 9/11 was, how those burning buildings and all the posters of missing people are seared in their memories forever.

From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed