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scourge

noun as in plague, torment

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Of course you’re not going to talk about the looming economic disaster posed by tariffs or the scourge of pet-eating immigrants with The Other Side.

In search of a killer who preys on children and is the scourge of the Empire, they must each overcome individual challenges and brave life-threatening danger against the forces of power and greed.

The Home Office said police would also get stronger powers to deal with "the scourge of off-road bikes in public parks and dangerous e-scooters on pavements, street racing and cruising".

From BBC

The concept behind social security is not simply to provide relief to the needy, but also to maintain America’s overall economic viability by providing a floor to the health scourge known as poverty.

From Salon

Hollywood isn’t the only place where politicians have moved to stem a Silly String scourge.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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