havocking

present participle of havoc
as in wiping out

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  • Dario Amodei, co-founder of Anthropic, has been outspoken about the risks of artificial intelligence wiping out half of all entry-level jobs and driving unemployment up by 20%.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
  • In power since 1994, he has been accused of flagrant human rights violations against his critics, wiping out opposition and independent media.
    Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 30 May 2026
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  • New genetic data indicates that cats feeding off the abundant rodents plundering human food stores domesticated themselves for similar reasons around 10,000 years ago.
    Shoshi Parks, Popular Science, 10 June 2026
  • But Texas Tech isn't the only program from the Lone Star State whose commit list LSU is plundering.
    Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 30 May 2026
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  • For a few minutes at each end of that window, the moon’s edge will appear to align with that of the sun, blotting out the star’s fierce light and revealing the wispy corona off to one side.
    Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 6 Apr. 2026
  • From up in the space shuttle, in 1983, astronaut Sally Ride could see the pollution blotting out her Los Angeles hometown.
    Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
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  • Last year, visitors were documented throwing rocks at nesting birds and trampling nesting areas.
    Letters To The Editor, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 May 2026
  • Today everyday Texans are feeling stressed about the economy, demoralized by an administration that is trampling on our constitution, and fearful that our government is broken beyond repair.
    Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 May 2026
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  • During the past twelve months, the Kospi stock index has virtually tripled, with many investors taking out margin loans to play the market or expand their positions.
    John Cassidy, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
  • While this is not federally required for borrowers taking out proprietary mortgages not insured by the FHA, most state and local governments also require it for these loans.
    Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 15 June 2026
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  • By removing the liquid filling stage entirely and accelerating the subsequent chemical formation and aging protocols, the production timeline for these steps is shortened by two-thirds.
    Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 13 June 2026
  • Make 4- to 6-inch-long cuttings by sipping off the ends of the shoots and removing a few bottom leaves.
    Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 June 2026
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  • Both were offered up by the same person, Marino Massimo De Caro, later convicted of looting an Italian library.
    Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 8 June 2026
  • Police stopped the violence there that night, but more racist beatings and looting erupted downtown.
    USA Today, USA Today, 2 June 2026
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  • Temperatures have risen in oceans faster due to climate change, super-charging storms and drought, ravaging coral reefs across the world, and endangering species in tandem with overfishing and industrial pollution.
    ABC News, ABC News, 4 June 2026
  • And with injuries ravaging Canada’s back line, Sigur has the quality to quickly become an important part of their World Cup.
    Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 1 June 2026
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“Havocking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/havocking. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.

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