ruinous
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That’s how fast it is supposed to be able to grow without stoking ruinous inflation.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 20, 2026
It seemed, this time, he wasn’t going to back down from his own ruinous demands.
From Slate • Jan. 23, 2026
“It’s been years that we’ve been warning management about the ruinous state of equipment and lack of adequate staffing.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 15, 2025
These floods are ruinous to many families in a country where more than 40% of people live below the poverty line.
From BBC • Aug. 27, 2025
Never the flaming eye of Helios lights on those men at morning, when he climbs the sky of stars, nor in descending earthward out of heaven; ruinous night being rove over those wretches.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
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