wreak havoc
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: to cause great damage
A powerful tornado wreaked havoc on the small village.
The virus wreaked havoc on my computer.
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Listen to this article Multiple prominent supporters of President Trump are publicly questioning his tariff strategy after the new import taxes wreaked havoc on the global economy.
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Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2025
Hedge funds loaded up on a record number of short bets against stocks as President Donald Trump’s steeper-than-expected tariffs wreaked havoc on Wall Street, according to Goldman Sachs’ prime brokerage data.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 7 Apr. 2025
The billionaire Trump advisor has nothing to say as the president’s signature economic policy wreaks havoc.
—John Hyatt, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
In Michigan, meanwhile, crews worked to restore power from a weekend ice storm that continued to wreak havoc.
—Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Apr. 2025
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Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2025
Hedge funds loaded up on a record number of short bets against stocks as President Donald Trump’s steeper-than-expected tariffs wreaked havoc on Wall Street, according to Goldman Sachs’ prime brokerage data.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 7 Apr. 2025
The billionaire Trump advisor has nothing to say as the president’s signature economic policy wreaks havoc.
—John Hyatt, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
In Michigan, meanwhile, crews worked to restore power from a weekend ice storm that continued to wreak havoc.
—Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Apr. 2025
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“Wreak havoc.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wreak%20havoc. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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