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His decision to allow exploratory drilling in the area known as the Brazilian Equatorial Margin was heavily criticised by environmentalists, who raised concerns that any potential oil spills could devastate its ecosystem.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026

The group's leader, Fernando Sanchez Castilla, a long-time plant employee who also serves as mayor of a nearby village, warns that shutting the facility would devastate dozens of surrounding communities.

From Barron's ● May 4, 2026

If both spouses eventually need care, the numbers can devastate even substantial nest eggs.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 27, 2026

Two southeast Los Angeles cities proposed a sales tax increase to offset the financial impact of California’s blackjack ban, which officials said would devastate their local economies.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2026

But he had no way of knowing that Soviet commanders in Cuba also had dozens of short-range nuclear weapons—tactical weapons, designed to devastate enemies on the battlefield.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

This ash devastates farmland across at least eight states.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

It’s a burden that not only devastates families financially but also takes a toll on their health.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 23, 2026

In the world of “The Last of Us,” a mysterious cordyceps outbreak in 2003 devastates humanity.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 11, 2025

“I think it’s that scarring, mental-health-wise. It just really devastates a person in a way they can’t come back from.”

From New York Times ● Jun. 6, 2024

The news could never be ignored: An earthquake devastates Haiti.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

All three teens were students at Sunderland College, which said the news had "devastated" everyone across its community.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

A veteran’s rediscovered photographs bring to life a continent devastated by World War II.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Smart but emotionally inarticulate and a bit obtuse, Lou is devastated by what he’s done.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Top-selling author Thelyson Orelien is "devastated" by the scandal over his alleged use of AI to write his debut novel and has returned home to Montreal, friends and fellow writers say.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

And Azareen had learned how you can be glad and devastated at the same time.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor

For Lawat, the legal minefield has made an already devastating loss even harder to navigate.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

There too, Kagan explained, companies made “misrepresentations” that led to “overuse” of their products, producing devastating consequences that state and local governments were able to recover for under state law.

From Slate ● Oct. 5, 2026

"It's absolutely heartbreaking. It really is emotionally devastating, because it's utter despair: no more lake," said amateur local historian David Favre, who lives in the Swiss village of Les Brenets.

From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026

Jackie’s passing was a devastating turn in a roller-coaster year.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026

It was a vintage Franklin performance, reminiscent of his bemused but devastating recommendations to the English government in 1770 about the surest means to take the decisive action guaranteed to destroy the British Empire.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis