devastate

While uncontrolled outbreaks can devastate coral reefs, smaller populations may help maintain the diversity that makes these ecosystems so valuable.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 1, 2026

The Treasury secretary announced new sanctions meant to target Tehran’s enablers and devastate the regime economically.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

A row is growing over the potential cull of Dartmoor's hill ponies as campaigners warn Natural England's approach to conserving the landscape could "devastate" the endangered breed.

From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2026

Discovery, expressing fears the blockbuster merger would devastate the industry and shrink production jobs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 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

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

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 23, 2026

In the Sierra Nevada, private lands used for logging are more likely to experience high-severity fire that devastates forest ecosystems compared to public lands like National Forests.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 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 world is once again watching, as El Niño devastates coral reefs throughout the Indian Ocean.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 12, 2024

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

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

"I'm absolutely devastated," Weronika Filar, 27, a Krakow resident, told AFP on Sunday.

From Barron's ● Nov. 8, 2026

If they closed, we were devastated, as if we’d lost a family member.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

The post-World War II geopolitical landscape is reconstructing itself faster than the Ginza district, which was devastated in the last film and continues to look like a battlefield.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026

The family of a girl killed after being hit by a bus in Ayrshire have remembered their daughter as "a ray of sunshine" and said they are devastated by her death.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

“Don’t mention it, m’boy, don’t mention it,” said Slughorn, as Ron collapsed into a nearby armchair, looking devastated.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling

JOHANNESBURG—The party of Nelson Mandela suffered another in a string of devastating electoral rebukes, as South Africans, frustrated by high unemployment, failing infrastructure and revelations of government corruption, turn on the movement that toppled apartheid.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2026

Restoration work has begun at the site of a devastating wildfire in a national park.

From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026

"Friedreich ataxia is a devastating rare genetic disease that progressively steals a child's ability to walk, speak, play, and ultimately survive," she says.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 6, 2026

Ambassador Rod Brazier said the countries were "enduring friends" and recalled support that Indonesia sent to help battle Australia's own devastating bushfires in 2020.

From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026

Though we were grateful to the doctor for the advance warning, learning that Jimmie was going to pass away was a devastating blow to both of us.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson