devastation
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"I came out of the building and saw the devastation and my car was completely damaged."
From Barron's • May 24, 2026
“In complete shock, as we all are. The devastation and sadness is beyond words. Praying for Samantha, Brexton, Lennix, his entire family and loved ones.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026
The Toba supereruption, centered in what is now Indonesia, unleashed devastation on a staggering scale.
From Science Daily • May 11, 2026
"I'm asking you to think, for just one minute, of the utter devastation that could have resulted," he said.
From BBC • May 9, 2026
When the typhus fever had fulfilled its mission of devastation at Lowood, it gradually disappeared from thence; but not till its virulence and the number of its victims had drawn public attention on the school.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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