ruinous
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The ban will affect a small subset of industries but could be ruinous for those companies if the trade prohibitions go into effect in three weeks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
Still, their emotionally ruinous tug-of-war goes on for so many rounds that the movie limps toward the end credits exhausted.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
California’s utilities face potentially ruinous liabilities that can drive up costs, restrict grid investment and leave wildfire survivors waiting years for compensation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
The difference is not ruinous, but it is the first indication that the show may be playing loosely with its promise of meals costing less than $5 per serving.
From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2026
The ruinous decade had scarred the city, as it had every other: poor boxes on the street, people living on railcars.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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