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The statement from Priory City of Lincoln Academy said: "This loss is devastating and our entire Priory Lincoln learning community is grieving alongside Declan's family and friends."

From BBC • May 25, 2026

Feeling like this milestone was within reach, only to have it slip away because of the pressure you’re being put under to choose another property, is devastating.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

Still, Keisha’s final monologue is devastating in its plea for perceptual equity, and daniels’ performance grounds the play in something urgently human.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

"What's happened since is incredible. But what might happen this week is devastating," he wrote on social media, telling EU chief Ursula von der Leyen: "you can make all the difference!"

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

His scorn for boys who give a hoot about how they look is devastating.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood