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havoc

[hav-uhk] / ˈhæv ək /


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Plus, AI startups rush to secure Manhattan offices, and data centers wreak havoc on a Missouri town.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

Will she use this financial arrangement to wreak more havoc on your personal and financial lives?

From MarketWatch • Apr. 29, 2026

The oil reserves countries and companies have in storage are helping fill shortfalls, but the squeezed supply chain could still wreak economic havoc.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

And they were unaware, or unconcerned, that that chemical was wreaking havoc on the soil, weakening the trees’ defenses, leaving them extremely vulnerable to disease.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

When he was younger, he thought his father might see the havoc of his body and ease up.

From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss




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