wrought havoc
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Copper wire thefts have wrought havoc in Los Angeles, darkening the iconic 6th Street Bridge and nearby neighborhoods, cutting off phone access to emergency services for residents, and causing internet outages.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 29, 2025
Over the last few decades, these gigantic reptiles have wrought havoc on the state’s ecosystems.
From National Geographic • Dec. 11, 2023
Toads have no natural predators in Australia and the poisonous species have wrought havoc on native animal populations.
From BBC • Jan. 19, 2023
They saw funding squeezes during both the global financial crisis and again in March 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic wrought havoc that required central banks such as the U.S.
From Reuters • Dec. 6, 2022
And the more loudly Nipper howled, the faster and faster the Smoutchies fled, while the shillelahs of the two generals, and the fists of the Bounding Brothers, wrought havoc in their rear.
From The Suprising Adventures of Sir Toady Lion With Those of General Napoleon Smith by Crockett, S. R. (Samuel Rutherford)
