devastate
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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
Hibbs said: "Natural England's approach will devastate the Dartmoor hill pony population, it will make farms financially unviable and it's extremely doubtful there will be any environmental benefit."
From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2026
Spiking memory prices will devastate the electronics market this year, analysts say.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 4, 2026
Healthcare alone can devastate even carefully planned budgets.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 3, 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
It is recognised as a problem which devastates farm businesses, spreading from badgers to cattle, and from cow to cow.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 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 news could never be ignored: An earthquake devastates Haiti.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
Angie Wade, the tribal historic preservation officer for Chickaloon Village, one of the tribes involved in the lawsuit against the mine, said rampant mining has devastated Chickaloon areas in decades past.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
Anny Liu of Altadena was introduced to Jackie and Shadow in January 2025 — the month the Palisades and Eaton fires devastated swaths of Los Angeles County.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
The whole block was devastated, and we all held a potluck in his honor.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
In response, the published author told BBC Wales that her novel was a "personal story" about her family history, so she was "devastated" after hearing the adjudication broadcast live on S4C.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
The surreal whirlwind of the preceding weeks had left Walter devastated.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
In South Australia, a devastating algal bloom linked to marine heat conditions has also been associated with numerous health problems in coastal communities.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 11, 2026
“Joy’s emotional journey is just beginning as she starts to process this devastating event,” the page reads.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
"Hotels need safeguarding procedures... because one mistake can have devastating consequences," she said.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
This shift in perspective worked, then was followed by devastating news.
From Slate ● Aug. 10, 2026
The events of July 31, 1943, were the worst blow and the most devastating loss that the 46th Guards Night Bomber Aviation Regiment suffered during the entire war.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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