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
Investors worried that a plug-in for Anthropic’s Claude model would devastate their businesses.
From Barron's • Feb. 6, 2026
What they uncovered would both shock and devastate Tyrone's family, who described his death as "horrific" and recalled Tyrone as being a "cuddly little baby bear".
From BBC • Jan. 31, 2026
After all, this bill would devastate, or even effectively destroy, their businesses.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 15, 2026
“It would devastate intelligence agencies across the globe,” he reasoned.
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
Vocabulary lists containing devastate
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