ravaged
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On Jan. 7, 2025, a monstrous fire ravaged his Pacific Palisades neighborhood on the hillside edge of the ocean, reducing his home to ashes.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
The tension at the heart of Paweł Pawlikowski’s period piece, set in a ravaged, fallen Germany after the end of World War II, is one that goes unresolved.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026
It was faux outrage from a ravaged press.
From Salon • Apr. 24, 2026
By contrast, the high inflation of the 1970s ravaged portfolios so badly that there wasn’t enough money left to bounce back strongly when stocks soared in the 1980 and 1990s.
From Barron's • Apr. 19, 2026
Dimple blinked, hard, and tried to ignore the goose bumps that ravaged her arms and legs.
From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon
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