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devastate

[dev-uh-steyt] / ˈdɛv əˌsteɪt /


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If both spouses eventually need care, the numbers can devastate even substantial nest eggs.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026

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

“I am deeply worried about these images getting out ... a single security failure could devastate thousands of lives,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026

But he had no way of knowing that Soviet commanders in Cuba also had dozens of short-range nuclear weapons—tactical weapons, designed to devastate enemies on the battlefield.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin




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