the ravages of
idiom
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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Demi Lovato's mom relives darkest family moment in new memoir: Read an excerpt
Child Star is the fourth documentary feature Lovato has starred in chronicling her turbulent childhood and life-or-death struggle to break free from addiction and the ravages of an eating disorder.
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Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 17 Sep. 2024
The travails of this year suggest that empowering workers will also strengthen a country’s ability to weather the ravages of a pandemic.
—Jacob Leibenluft, Foreign Affairs, 19 Aug. 2020
The 1948 Olympic Games: London England The second time London hosted the Olympics, the city hadn’t yet recovered from the ravages of World War II.
—Tim Genske, Forbes, 8 Sep. 2024
By the early 1970s, however, most of the world’s leading economies had rebuilt themselves from the ravages of war.
—Michael Pettis, Foreign Affairs, 30 June 2023
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Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 17 Sep. 2024
The travails of this year suggest that empowering workers will also strengthen a country’s ability to weather the ravages of a pandemic.
—Jacob Leibenluft, Foreign Affairs, 19 Aug. 2020
The 1948 Olympic Games: London England The second time London hosted the Olympics, the city hadn’t yet recovered from the ravages of World War II.
—Tim Genske, Forbes, 8 Sep. 2024
By the early 1970s, however, most of the world’s leading economies had rebuilt themselves from the ravages of war.
—Michael Pettis, Foreign Affairs, 30 June 2023
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