- present participle of devastate.
devastating
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In 1998, the Big Tobacco companies were forced, finally, to sign an apparently devastating master settlement agreement with the states to pay for all the damage that their products had done to U.S. citizens.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
Ken Olin, the “thirtysomething” star-turned-director who helmed many a baby-filled episode of Fogelman’s earlier series, “This Is Us,” marvels at how Woodley delivers devastating emotions beyond anything he thought he captured on set.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
It was only after Enlli had further tests when a scan showed a cyst in her pelvis that the teenager from Caernarfon, Gwynedd, was given the devastating news she had ovarian cancer.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
If a CEO bends the rules, he added, “that sends a devastating message to the people inside the organization because it shows that, well, if he can do that, I can do that.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
The economic crisis in the United States had created devastating ripples across the globe, sending world financial markets into a tailspin.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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