wreak
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The mites now wreak havoc on American bee colonies by feeding on the insects and spreading a wing-deforming virus.
From Barron's • May 19, 2026
"For anyone who sets out to wreak havoc on our streets, to intimidate or threaten anyone, you can expect to face the full force of the law".
From BBC • May 15, 2026
Overall, the declining birth rate “continues to wreak havoc with the fragile vitality of public schools,” Fuller added.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
A few tips can help you steer clear of so-called residential proxy networks, which have been used to wreak havoc online around the world.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026
Researchers had previously noted the temporal coincidence between the paleo-Indians’ arrival and the mass extinction, but they didn’t believe that small bands of hunters could wreak such ecological havoc.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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