wiped out
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Wars, diseases, revolutions, depressions, bankruptcies, financial crises and natural disasters all swept through history and wiped out wealth.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
His latest adapts Peter Heller’s 2012 novel set in the aftermath of a pandemic that’s nearly wiped out humanity.
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026
"When you have wiped out a population of something, there are traits that prevent them from returning in that area," explains Birds of Poole Harbour charity founder Paul Morton.
From BBC • May 2, 2026
Early in the process, Quezon, a historian and grandson of a former Philippine president, learned to his dismay that the local hardwood and water-resistant species used to build the galleons had long been wiped out.
From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026
The fog thickened and, like an eraser on a blackboard, wiped out Amaroq and Silver and the tip of Kapu’s tail.
From "Julie of the Wolves" by Jean Craighead George
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