scourge

Example Sentences

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"For too long, American workers and firms have been forced to compete against foreign producers who may have an artificial cost advantage gained from the scourge of forced labour," Greer said.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

Countries on Saturday elected Chile's COP climate summit chief negotiator to revive stalled talks on striking a landmark global treaty tackling the scourge of plastic pollution.

From Barron's • Feb. 7, 2026

Now chronic disease is on the rise, a scourge these animal lovers attribute to ultraprocessed kibble and overmedication.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 28, 2026

By 1529, she had died, possibly succumbing to smallpox, a European scourge.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 25, 2026

Sophie’s father, Robert Scholl, was arrested after an employee overheard him call Hitler “a great scourge of God.”

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti