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devastation

[dev-uh-stey-shuhn] / ˌdɛv əˈsteɪ ʃən /


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And "a glacier disaster in one country can lead to devastation in another as we saw with the recent tragedy of China and Nepal".

From Barron's Sep. 17, 2026

One hypothesis has proposed that Neornithes survived because many lived around aquatic environments, where conditions may have offered some protection from the devastation following the asteroid impact.

From Science Daily Sep. 11, 2026

“Today, I mourn the 3K lives, 6K injuries, & infrastructural devastation in NYC, perpetrated ignorantly in the name of my faith,” El-Sayed posted on Sept. 11, 2021, 20 years after the attack.

From Slate Sep. 11, 2026

“The 9/11 attacks caused devastation that extended far beyond that single day,” 9/11 Memorial & Museum Chairman Michael Bloomberg said.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 2026

Nuwa saw the devastation and knew what she must do.

From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin

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

For all of its devastations, the war helped feed his interest in architecture.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 14, 2022

It lends a discordant note to this riotous, hilarious book, which achieves depth through Brown’s strong feeling for both the quiet and the noisy devastations wrought by ambition, fame, personal tragedy and time.

From Washington Post Oct. 14, 2020

Its devastations are increasing with the progress of clearing, and are every day turning a portion of our frontier departments into barren wastes.

From Man and Nature or, Physical Geography as Modified by Human Action by George P. Marsh




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