havoc

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In his letter, Sir Jim said it was "tough for staffing picking up the strain" and the walkout had been "deliberately time to cause havoc" after the Easter weekend.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

For Zhengyang Wang, who was part of a team of researchers who published a report on the ant trade in 2023 focusing on China, this is a worry and could "wreak havoc" with local ecosystems.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

Its capacity to wreak havoc in the U.S. economy then, is limited, he says.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 24, 2026

With winter in the northern hemisphere officially ending on Friday -- the first day of astronomical spring -- the soaring temperatures were wreaking havoc on wildlife in the West.

From Barron's • Mar. 21, 2026

That night, the two elder boys crouched in a bush near the furthest field, waiting to see if anything would come back to wreak havoc.

From "The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa" by Alexander Mccall Smith