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devastating

[dev-uh-stey-ting] / ˈdɛv əˌsteɪ tɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
causing devastation
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ADJECTIVE
trenchant
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Write some of this century’s most devastating songs about the ecstasy of getting together.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

If this trend continues, the impact could be devastating, says Thea Stein, chief executive of the Nuffield Trust health think-tank.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

The International Fact-Checking Network has previously warned of devastating consequences if Meta broadens its policy shift related to fact-checkers beyond US borders to the company's programs covering more than 100 countries.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

The devastating alternative is generous transfers in the 70s followed by financial need in the 80s, reversing generational wealth building entirely.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

If there has ever been a conqueror who did not exact this most devastating tithe from his subjects, he is unknown to history.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor




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