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devastation

[dev-uh-stay-shuhn] / ˌdɛv əˈsteɪ ʃən /


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As Celtic unloaded on Hearts at Celtic Park it was football's equivalent of Thunder's devastation; speed and accuracy and ruthlessness in the face of a challenger akin to a rabbit caught in the headlights.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

That devastation defines the region Ukraine has just recaptured.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

Two of the strongest on record, in 1982-83 and 1997-98, saw very wet winters that left a trail of devastation in California.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

Early on, Mr. Altman compared AI to nuclear power and was concerned that if the technology went rogue, it could cause devastation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

The next day, Kansas City AP bureau chief Ed Stanley inserted the phrase “the dust bowl” into a wire service account of the devastation, and a new term entered the American lexicon.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

They are still hurting, still missing the loved ones they lost, and they must surely be forever on alert for similar devastations that could come and upend their lives again.

From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026

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

For all of its devastations, the war helped feed his interest in architecture.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 14, 2022

It lends a discordant note to this riotous, hilarious book, which achieves depth through Brown’s strong feeling for both the quiet and the noisy devastations wrought by ambition, fame, personal tragedy and time.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 14, 2020

Understanding, likewise, that the Romans were gone, never to return any more, they now, in a more insolent manner than before, began their devastations in the island.

From Old English Chronicles by Various


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