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devastate

[dev-uh-steyt] / ˈdɛv əˌsteɪt /


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A cutoff of exports would devastate U.S. industries.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

Healthcare alone can devastate even carefully planned budgets.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 3, 2026

If a manager genuinely believed AI was going to devastate their software book, they could simply stop making new software loans.

From Barron's • Feb. 24, 2026

“I am deeply worried about these images getting out ... a single security failure could devastate thousands of lives,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 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




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