the ravages of
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literary
: destruction or damage caused by (something)
the ravages of war/disease
—sometimes used figurativelyHer face showed the ravages of time.
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That’s finally changing, with the market’s gains outpacing the ravages of inflation sufficiently to push real stock valuations close to a new peak, according to calculations by Robert J. Shiller, the Yale professor and Nobel laureate in economics.
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Jeff Sommer, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2024
Even housing policy can be brought to bear on this crisis: funds to help people strengthen their homes against the ravages of extreme weather, remove mold, and improve indoor air quality can all help reduce exposures to immune irritants.
—Kari Nadeau, STAT, 4 Apr. 2024
Encinitas is the latest area in San Diego County to face the ravages of the invasive beetle, which was discovered in traps in San Ysidro in 2011, and confirmed as a breeding population in San Diego in 2015.
—Barbara Henry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Mar. 2024
Working out how best to protect local communities from the ravages of storms and sea level rise depends crucially on tools developed by the USGS and local research organizations, including the San Francisco Estuary Institute, Hamilton said.
—Eli Ramos, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2024
As metro Detroit attempts to begin shaking off the ravages of winter, this first March weekend finds multiple opportunities to enjoy the arts locally.
—Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press, 1 Mar. 2024
The artist had spent the ’80s losing friends and lovers to the ravages of AIDS.
—Carolina A. Miranda, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2024
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‘Only Lovers Left Alive’ (2013)
Tom Hiddleston and Tilda Swinton play Adam and Eve (ahem), centuries-old vampire lovers, down and out in the ravages of contemporary Detroit in Jim Jarmusch’s film.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 13 Feb. 2024
That was 20 years ago now, and as the clip above shows, the ravages of time have come for us all since then.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2024
Jeff Sommer, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2024
Even housing policy can be brought to bear on this crisis: funds to help people strengthen their homes against the ravages of extreme weather, remove mold, and improve indoor air quality can all help reduce exposures to immune irritants.
—Kari Nadeau, STAT, 4 Apr. 2024
Encinitas is the latest area in San Diego County to face the ravages of the invasive beetle, which was discovered in traps in San Ysidro in 2011, and confirmed as a breeding population in San Diego in 2015.
—Barbara Henry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Mar. 2024
Working out how best to protect local communities from the ravages of storms and sea level rise depends crucially on tools developed by the USGS and local research organizations, including the San Francisco Estuary Institute, Hamilton said.
—Eli Ramos, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2024
As metro Detroit attempts to begin shaking off the ravages of winter, this first March weekend finds multiple opportunities to enjoy the arts locally.
—Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press, 1 Mar. 2024
The artist had spent the ’80s losing friends and lovers to the ravages of AIDS.
—Carolina A. Miranda, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2024
How to watch: Stream on Kanopy; buy or rent on Prime Video or iTunes.
‘Only Lovers Left Alive’ (2013)
Tom Hiddleston and Tilda Swinton play Adam and Eve (ahem), centuries-old vampire lovers, down and out in the ravages of contemporary Detroit in Jim Jarmusch’s film.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 13 Feb. 2024
That was 20 years ago now, and as the clip above shows, the ravages of time have come for us all since then.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2024
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