ravaged
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The High Fens blaze broke out in an area that was ravaged by massive fires in 1911, during a similar period of heatwaves.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
It creaked past his shelter, past the collapsed buildings and ravaged orchards towards the west, away from the Yellow Line.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2026
Their discovery comes after a forest fire ravaged the Gironde area, which has now been brought under control after burning for about 10 days.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
He toured Pacific Palisades in January 2025 after the L.A. neighborhood and Altadena were ravaged by wildfires.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
There were three walls all right; three broken-down sides to what must have been a stone house ravaged during la Revolución.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
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