the ravages of
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: destruction or damage caused by (something)
the ravages of war/disease
—sometimes used figurativelyHer face showed the ravages of time.
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While regulators thwarted previous attempts at a combination on anti-competitive grounds, the ravages of cord-cutting have left both players smaller and less dominant, thereby making approval this time arguably more likely.
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Glenn Garner, Deadline, 21 Nov. 2024
Transplants, retirees, and second-homers thought western North Carolina would be a refuge from the ravages of climate change.
—Seyward Darby, Longreads, 24 Oct. 2024
But the ravages of the climate crisis’s worst impacts — including increasingly powerful hurricanes — felt like a problem for another place.
—Kim Dinan, CNN, 17 Oct. 2024
For millions more, the ravages of climate change are already at their doorstep.
—Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 11 Sep. 2024
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Glenn Garner, Deadline, 21 Nov. 2024
Transplants, retirees, and second-homers thought western North Carolina would be a refuge from the ravages of climate change.
—Seyward Darby, Longreads, 24 Oct. 2024
But the ravages of the climate crisis’s worst impacts — including increasingly powerful hurricanes — felt like a problem for another place.
—Kim Dinan, CNN, 17 Oct. 2024
For millions more, the ravages of climate change are already at their doorstep.
—Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 11 Sep. 2024
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