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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For now, the virus seems poised to continue its current trajectory: circulating among wild birds, wreaking havoc on poultry farms, and spreading among cattle herds.
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Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 23 July 2024
Related article More than 300 killed as heavy rains wreak havoc across East Africa
Ethiopia is prone to landslides during the rainy season, according to geological surveys.
—Nimi Princewill, CNN, 23 July 2024
The Swifties are wreaking havoc across the Atlantic — or, at least on European economic data.
—Courtenay Brown, Axios, 19 July 2024
Look, in the grand scheme of the global outage that’s wreaking havoc across airlines, banks, supermarkets, TV stations, and countless businesses, being unable to order a Trenta iced coffee from Starbucks with my smartphone is a minor inconvenience.
—Chris Welch, The Verge, 19 July 2024
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Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 23 July 2024
Related article More than 300 killed as heavy rains wreak havoc across East Africa
Ethiopia is prone to landslides during the rainy season, according to geological surveys.
—Nimi Princewill, CNN, 23 July 2024
The Swifties are wreaking havoc across the Atlantic — or, at least on European economic data.
—Courtenay Brown, Axios, 19 July 2024
Look, in the grand scheme of the global outage that’s wreaking havoc across airlines, banks, supermarkets, TV stations, and countless businesses, being unable to order a Trenta iced coffee from Starbucks with my smartphone is a minor inconvenience.
—Chris Welch, The Verge, 19 July 2024
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