devastate
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Two southeast Los Angeles cities proposed a sales tax increase to offset the financial impact of California’s blackjack ban, which officials said would devastate their local economies.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026
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
A major reason is that the market is trying to discern which companies will emerge as long-term AI winners and which will ultimately see the technology devastate their profits.
From Barron's • Feb. 17, 2026
But he had no way of knowing that Soviet commanders in Cuba also had dozens of short-range nuclear weapons—tactical weapons, designed to devastate enemies on the battlefield.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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