ravages of time
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Across Havana, the ravages of time, lack of maintenance and overcrowding is writ large in the facades of one of the best preserved colonial cities in the Americas.
From Barron's • Jun. 17, 2026
They experience the same ravages of time, and they’re subject to the same echo chambers that the modern digital experience demands.
From Salon • Dec. 21, 2025
The Chochkitam site and its history have long been obscured by the ravages of time and the density of the rainforests of Petén, the northeastern lowlands region of Guatemala that’s bounded by Mexico and Belize.
From National Geographic • Jan. 26, 2024
All our scenery is packed into these shipping containers in a lot in Newark, and over the years the “Lohengrin” had suffered the ravages of time.
From New York Times • Feb. 15, 2023
He noted that instead of accepting Aristotle’s proof of God, the Muslim scholars turned to the atomists, Aristotle’s old rivals, whose doctrine, though out of favor, managed to survive the ravages of time.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
