scourge

Example Sentences

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

From Los Angeles Times

They worried it could turn into deflation, a major scourge of the economy during the Great Depression in the 1930s.

From MarketWatch

They worried it could turn into deflation, a major scourge of the economy during the Great Depression in the 1930s.

From MarketWatch

It is seen as a scourge of the modern game.

From BBC

The scourge of extortion in Peru, which has risen tenfold in two years, cannot be beaten without a major security overhaul, the prosecutor heading the South American country's fight against organized crime told AFP.

From Barron's