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“But your spouse is risk-averse and it would devastate her to lose $147,000. So let’s meet on the bridge” and bet less.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026

Hibbs said: "Natural England's approach will devastate the Dartmoor hill pony population, it will make farms financially unviable and it's extremely doubtful there will be any environmental benefit."

From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2026

The screwworm, which has the capacity to devastate cattle and sheep herds, has now appeared in Texas, where its costs could be enormous.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026

The group's leader, Fernando Sanchez Castilla, a long-time plant employee who also serves as mayor of a nearby village, warns that shutting the facility would devastate dozens of surrounding communities.

From Barron's ● May 4, 2026

“It would devastate intelligence agencies across the globe,” he reasoned.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti

It’s a burden that not only devastates families financially but also takes a toll on their health.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 23, 2026

After a comet devastates most of civilization in the first movie, Gerard Butler returns to lead an especially hardy family of survivors into a bold new future.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 27, 2026

It is recognised as a problem which devastates farm businesses, spreading from badgers to cattle, and from cow to cow.

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2025

“I think it’s that scarring, mental-health-wise. It just really devastates a person in a way they can’t come back from.”

From New York Times ● Jun. 6, 2024

The news could never be ignored: An earthquake devastates Haiti.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

The explosions that devastated the reactor released enormous quantities of debris, leaving behind contamination that continues to pose serious health risks.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026

Starlink could bring internet access to remote areas and provide authorities with an emergency backstop in case of natural disasters like the floods that devastated neighboring Nepal in August.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

She recalled how much he loved the beach, and was devastated when he was diagnosed with skin cancer, which transitioned into brain cancer.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026

Yemen has been devastated by a civil war that began in 2014, when the Houthis ousted the internationally-recognised government from Sanaa.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

They gave evidence how eruptions thousands and hundreds of years ago had devastated the area.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone

Unlike many of his bullpen counterparts, who rely on no more than two pitches, Ashby has four, highlighted by his 97 mph sinker and devastating curveball.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026

If it fails in the Senate and requirements for whale-safe lobster operations come into force, "that would have devastating consequences" for lobstermen, Brady said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026

The region is prone to devastating seismic activity.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

At those velocities, even an asteroid measuring only a few hundred meters across can deliver a devastating amount of energy.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2026

Faizah had now started competing on the national and international circuits as well and understood how devastating a loss could feel.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad