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wreaked

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past tense of wreak

as in inflicted

to cause to suffer punishment or vengeance for wreaked their vengeance on those they considered enemies

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Recent Examples of wreaked The January 2025 wildfires that swept through Pacific Palisades wreaked devastation practically beyond belief, destroying more than 5,600 homes and businesses. — Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026 Beyond Ormund, the episode is meant to give a sense of the wanton destruction wreaked upon innocent civilians in the midst of war. — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026 The one-two punch wreaked massive destruction throughout the region, killing at least 235 and wounding more than 4,300. — Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 27 June 2026 But in recent weeks, the fish have wreaked havoc for fishermen off the coast of Crete and several other Greek islands, chomping through nets. — ABC News, 26 June 2026 Once during tax time to prepare for open-toe season, and again when fall begins to recover from the damage open-toe season has wreaked. — Lauren Silbert, PEOPLE, 24 June 2026 Recent storms have wreaked havoc across some Chicago suburbs, with reports of trees down, roofs blown off and multiple power outages. — Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2026 Chicago area still cleaning up after Wednesday storms All this is happening on the heels of a day where storms wreaked havoc all around the Chicago area, pulling down trees and power lines and leaving hundreds of thousands of customers without power. — Laura Bannon, CBS News, 11 June 2026 Youths wreaked havoc on Lee’s Summit’s Downtown Days on Saturday evening, and law enforcement eventually scattered attendees with threats of Tasers and pepper balls. — Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 10 June 2026

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The Tehran region director of the NIOPDC also said that damage inflicted on Tehran’s petroleum product storage and distribution infrastructure during the war has created some constraints on fuel distribution.

— Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026
The war has already battered Iran’s economy and inflicted mounting pain on ordinary people.

— David Rising, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026

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Last year, the Pentagon imposed a strict new press policy that saw nearly all media outlets exit rather than sign an agreement to abide by the policy.

— Garrett Downs, CNBC, 30 Aug. 2026
And while several Asian countries imposed emergency measures to conserve fuel, a lengthy and catastrophic shortage never materialized.

— Katie Silver, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026

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