devastation
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“Iran is suffering, too. I don’t think that this bluster, this sense of euphoria, is going to last once they turn around and look behind them and see the devastation of this war.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
Pope Francis never made a state visit to France and declined to attend the opening of the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris in 2024, five years after its devastation by fire.
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
“Do not allow this; do not allow Hezbollah to bring devastation to you.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026
Plaza later broke her silence about her struggle to deal with her grief, telling fellow comedian Amy Poehler that her devastation felt like a “giant ocean of awfulness.”
From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026
However, on May 18, 1980, scientists saw devastation that went far beyond the historical traces.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
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