devastating
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The image below shows the Rasuwagadhi border post on the Nepal-China border, at left, on April 19, 2024 and, at right, on Thursday, after the devastating flood.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
A big spill would have devastating effects on marine and coastal ecosystems, Rosenstrom said, standing on the cliffs of the island, with the sea stretching out behind her.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
Plunging some 4,000 feet into a valley below, the ice pulverized into water upon impact to create a devastating flood, with the rock debris adding to the destructive power of the ice-and-rock avalanche.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
He described the flood as "sudden and devastating".
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
They were devastating and primarily leveled both cities, but little was told to the public then except that a new kind of bomb had been used against the Japanese.
From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen
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