devastating
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Sophie Bishener, leaseholder and campaigner with the End our Cladding Scandal group, said that flats with unsafe cladding left unremediated were like "prisons", and this is having a "devastating" impact on people's lives.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
The coordinated intervention was the first since 2011, when both countries took action together to weaken the yen after the devastating earthquake and tsunami that hit eastern Japan.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
A mechanism that allows healthy tissue to recover from devastating damage could potentially be harnessed to improve healing.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, speaking near the crash site Tuesday evening, described the events as a devastating loss for the city.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
“I don’t know this man!” said Mr. Jaggers, in the same devastating strain: “What does this fellow want?”
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
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