devastation

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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

Witnesses testified about the devastation caused by a nationwide downturn in television and film production that has hit California particularly hard.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

And though the devastation wrought by last year’s fire was unprecedented in its scale, the Schneiders remain optimistic about the future of their beloved enclave and its plucky local paper.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 7, 2026

In a statement read to the hearing, her daughter Robyn Thomson said they wanted to prevent another family "from enduring this trauma, loss and devastation".

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

The sweeping devastation was giving rise to powerful new social forces.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand