ravaged
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Six years after the COVID-19 pandemic ravaged the world and put society on the fast track for self-destruction, the metaphor initially feels overbearing, another indication that Spielberg is laying it on too thick.
From Salon • Jun. 13, 2026
Cyclone Senyar ravaged Sumatra in late November, killing more than 1,000 people in Southeast Asia's deadliest natural disaster for 2025.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
On land once ravaged by famine, holy wells and fairy rings retain their power.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
It prevents their deportation to their home country, one of the poorest in the world and one ravaged by political instability, economic crisis and gang violence.
From Barron's • May 26, 2026
Abandoned factories, with rows of small square windows partly bashed in, ravaged as if by moths.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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