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laying waste



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A 20-year-old chess prodigy is laying waste to the world’s top grandmasters.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 6, 2026

Comment: The hottest team in the conference takes the court in T Mobile Arena for the nightcap and wastes little time laying waste to the first of several victims.

From Seattle Times Mar. 11, 2024

When they are not gathering by the tens of millions and laying waste to whole landscapes, these insects lead meek, solitary lives in arid zones.

From New York Times Feb. 14, 2024

The internet was laying waste to a business model that had held up for more than a century, causing print readership and ad revenues to nosedive.

From Los Angeles Times May 18, 2023

He took part in the great Calydonian Hunt, when the King of Calydon called upon the noblest in Greece to help him kill the terrible boar which was laying waste his country.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton




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