scourge

Example Sentences

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"We will never stop fighting to end the scourge of waste crime that scars our environment and communities."

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026

The growing scourge of food allergies drove U.K. heavyweight pharmaceutical GSK to announce a $2.2 billion deal on Tuesday.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 20, 2026

The scourge of extortion in Peru, which has risen tenfold in two years, cannot be beaten without a major security overhaul, the prosecutor heading the South American country's fight against organized crime told AFP.

From Barron's • Jan. 16, 2026

The White House said in a statement that Trump “is working tirelessly to end the scourge of drug deaths,” and that his first instinct is diplomacy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026

Sophie’s father, Robert Scholl, was arrested after an employee overheard him call Hitler “a great scourge of God.”

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti