reduced to ashes
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Now, however she has seen the region she loves reduced to ashes.
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
A Maui tourist hub looks like a wasteland, with homes and entire blocks reduced to ashes in one of the deadliest U.S. blazes in recent years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2023
A mayor told Greek television that more than 7,000 acres of land was reduced to ashes along a coast, where many Athenians have holiday homes.
From Reuters ● Jul. 18, 2023
The notion of a “winner,” however, defies what is so clearly lost — the many lives and homes in the once peaceful city, known for its salt-mines and sparkling wine, largely reduced to ashes.
From New York Times ● May 22, 2023
Then, in the space of a night and a day, this was all reduced to ashes.
From "The Great Fire" by Jim Murphy
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