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wreak

[reek] / rik /


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"For anyone who sets out to wreak havoc on our streets, to intimidate or threaten anyone, you can expect to face the full force of the law."

From BBC • May 16, 2026

Will she use this financial arrangement to wreak more havoc on your personal and financial lives?

From MarketWatch • Apr. 29, 2026

The oil reserves countries and companies have in storage are helping fill shortfalls, but the squeezed supply chain could still wreak economic havoc.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

Conspicuous consumption isn’t enough in the Silicon Valley bubble where he tends to wreak havoc.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

I didn’t yet appreciate its terrible finality or the havoc it could wreak on those who’d entrusted the deceased with their hearts.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer




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