despoliation

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If the final AR image of plastic bags, echoed by one onstage, gestures toward a critique of environmental despoliation, it’s a wan gesture.

From New York Times • Jul. 26, 2023

Matt: Environmental despoliation appears multiple times in “Andor.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 30, 2022

But the application of modern science and engineering to economic affairs also set in motion a ruinous despoliation of the planet.

From Salon • Oct. 7, 2021

Garth’s masterful book ends with a reminder that a profound concern for the environment and its despoliation imbues Tolkien’s work.

From Washington Post • Jun. 8, 2020

There were no signs of violence visible nor even such disturbances as usually follow despoliation by a criminal's hand.

From The Filigree Ball Being a full and true account of the solution of the mystery concerning the Jeffrey-Moore affair by Green, Anna Katharine