devastating

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EPA chief Lee Zeldin visited Los Angeles with the head of the Small Business Administration to address what they called unacceptable delays in granting building permits after last year’s devastating fires.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Feeling like this milestone was within reach, only to have it slip away because of the pressure you’re being put under to choose another property, is devastating.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

He warned that the long-term health consequences of the pollution are "devastating".

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

She said historical forced adoption caused "unimaginable trauma for multiple generations of women and profound, often devastating impacts for their children".

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

It must have been devastating for him to find this out, this petaled monster, his trainer, the man he trusted so much, so completely, with his very flesh.

From "Pet" by Akwaeke Emezi