devastation
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Wildfire resiliency advocates are warning that the loss of these funds will leave the state vulnerable to devastation, and are calling on California’s next governor to take that threat seriously.
From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026
"I came out of the building and saw the devastation and my car was completely damaged."
From Barron's • May 24, 2026
And forecasters warn that even in a below-average season, major hurricanes can still develop and cause devastation.
From BBC • May 21, 2026
But the true devastation comes in an instrumental just after the bridge.
From Salon • May 15, 2026
A magnitude 7 quake happening deep in the mantle–say, four hundred miles down–might cause no surface damage at all, while a significantly smaller one happening just four miles under the surface could wreak widespread devastation.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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