devastation
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"It was absolutely heart-wrenching. I had not witnessed such devastation before."
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
Upon hearing Poland’s order, Eatherly closed his eyes in a look of utter devastation.
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026
The January 2025 wildfires that swept through Pacific Palisades wreaked devastation practically beyond belief, destroying more than 5,600 homes and businesses.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026
It also runs an inset on the train derailment near Lewes as part of its coverage of what it calls "Heatwave devastation."
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
When the typhus fever had fulfilled its mission of devastation at Lowood, it gradually disappeared from thence; but not till its virulence and the number of its victims had drawn public attention on the school.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
The Indus River, which caused much of the devastations in Sindh, is now at normal levels, though authorities say it will take another two months to completely drain the water.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 17, 2022
In the face of these potential devastations, what’s to come is less a matter of promise than resignation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2021
Like many of the songs on Punisher, I Know The End juxtaposes Bridgers' personal devastations with those of the world crumbling outside her front door.
From BBC ● Dec. 16, 2020
And sure, “Friends” was on for a decade so she was bound to amplify a few slights into devastations.
From New York Times ● Sep. 5, 2019
A friend of Miss Ridgeley's father had witnessed the devastations of the yellow fever in Philadelphia.
From Ormond, Volume III (of 3) or, The Secret Witness by Charles Brockden Brown
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