devastating
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"These are devastating injuries that most women don't ever recover from," Earp says.
From Science Daily • May 7, 2026
Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth said Washington was "not looking for a fight" over the waterway, while warning that any more attacks would be met with a "devastating response."
From Barron's • May 6, 2026
According to the tribunal report, Ong was able to find temporary short-term work after the dismissal but the effect of the withdrawal of the job offer was "devastating" for her.
From BBC • May 5, 2026
As the memory of it washes back over you, “Omaha” lingers, like a devastating short story — devastating because it’s about a pained father for whom the road ahead only seems to get narrower.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
In June 1940, France, having suffered devastating losses in battle, signed an armistice that allowed the German army to occupy much of Northern and Western France.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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