as in inflicted
to cause to suffer punishment or vengeance for
wreaked their vengeance on those they considered enemies
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The highway elevation is part of a massive state-federal project, approved by Congress in 2000 with bipartisan support, that aims to undo damages wreaked upon these wetlands.
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Rebecca Blackwell, Sun Sentinel, 19 Dec. 2024
Those sanctions wreaked such havoc on your country's economy that millions of Venezuelans migrated out.
—Christopher Intagliata, NPR, 29 Nov. 2024
Californians have the opportunity to vote on a key ballot initiative, Proposition 36, that intends to rein in the chaos progressive policies have wreaked on our criminal justice system.
—Diane Dixon, Orange County Register, 15 Oct. 2024
As for what's next, early estimates suggest the damage wreaked by Milton could total $50 billion.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 14 Oct. 2024
Scott Baugh, a candidate for California’s 47th congressional district seat, is opening up about his brother and the havoc the fentanyl epidemic has wreaked on not only his family but millions of others across the country.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Orange County Register, 30 Sep. 2024
Rebecca Blackwell, Sun Sentinel, 19 Dec. 2024
Those sanctions wreaked such havoc on your country's economy that millions of Venezuelans migrated out.
—Christopher Intagliata, NPR, 29 Nov. 2024
Californians have the opportunity to vote on a key ballot initiative, Proposition 36, that intends to rein in the chaos progressive policies have wreaked on our criminal justice system.
—Diane Dixon, Orange County Register, 15 Oct. 2024
As for what's next, early estimates suggest the damage wreaked by Milton could total $50 billion.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 14 Oct. 2024
Scott Baugh, a candidate for California’s 47th congressional district seat, is opening up about his brother and the havoc the fentanyl epidemic has wreaked on not only his family but millions of others across the country.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Orange County Register, 30 Sep. 2024
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