devastating

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Obviously, his inability to retain 7-foot-3 center Aday Mara was frustrating and ultimately devastating.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 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

The splitter and its devastating sinking action had been the defining pitch of the 1980s.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

A few months after the scene depicted in that painting, Washington and his army were nearly wiped out after a series of devastating losses in and around New York City.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis