devastate

Example Sentences

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Spiking memory prices will devastate the electronics market this year, analysts say.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

If a manager genuinely believed AI was going to devastate their software book, they could simply stop making new software loans.

From Barron's • Feb. 24, 2026

Tens of thousands of people in Mozambique are being rescued as rising waters continue to devastate the southern African nation - the worst flooding in a generation.

From BBC • Jan. 25, 2026

At such low numbers, hungry lions can devastate herds.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2025

“It would devastate intelligence agencies across the globe,” he reasoned.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti