Example Sentences

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Spiking memory prices will devastate the electronics market this year, analysts say.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

Concern that artificial intelligence will devastate software companies’ businesses are unfounded, William Blair says, arguing that there are multiple opportunities for the sector to bounce back.

From Barron's • Jan. 15, 2026

Both Ferrer and Department of Health Services head Christina Ghaly warned that the federal cuts will devastate their agencies — and the patients they serve — for years to come.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 20, 2025

Plaid Cymru business and trade spokesperson Llinos Medi MP said the losing the capacity to make virgin, steel a "serious economic blunder" that will" devastate the communities of Port Talbot".

From BBC • Sep. 11, 2024

Rice, however, is the elephant's choice above all other esculents, and sometimes a small herd will devastate a whole plantation in a single night.

From The Pearl of India by Ballou, Maturin Murray