despoliation
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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
Others, including conservationists and environmentalists, fear pollution and despoliation.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 28, 2020
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
Besides this was the home of a prominent loyalist, protected from despoliation by high authority.
From My Lady of Doubt by Alonzo Kimball
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