scourge

Example Sentences

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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

The growing scourge of food allergies drove U.K. heavyweight pharmaceutical GSK to announce a $2.2 billion deal on Tuesday.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 20, 2026

It is seen as a scourge of the modern game.

From BBC • Jan. 19, 2026

The White House said in a statement that Trump “is working tirelessly to end the scourge of drug deaths,” and that his first instinct is diplomacy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026

From among the battle-hardened youth there shall rise the Foretold, the Greatest Emperor, scourge of our enemies, commander of a host most devastating.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir