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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Transplants, retirees, and second-homers thought western North Carolina would be a refuge from the ravages of climate change.
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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
Populist Republicans congratulate themselves on cracking American democracy’s code by promising the public expensive new services and costly protectionist schemes that shield uncompetitive industries from the ravages of the market, all while reducing the tax burden on the majority of taxpayers.
—Noah Rothman, National Review, 27 Sep. 2024
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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
Populist Republicans congratulate themselves on cracking American democracy’s code by promising the public expensive new services and costly protectionist schemes that shield uncompetitive industries from the ravages of the market, all while reducing the tax burden on the majority of taxpayers.
—Noah Rothman, National Review, 27 Sep. 2024
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