decimate
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Opponents say the sharp reduction or elimination of property taxes would decimate funding for key areas, including education, public safety and infrastructure.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
He also called concerns that AI will decimate jobs worldwide "complete nonsense".
From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026
Investors have also been piling into bond markets on fears that AI advances will decimate the job market, while hotter-than-expected producer prices have clouded hopes for Federal Reserve interest-rate cuts.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 28, 2026
In August, a documentary filmmaker, primary care physician and wildlife ecologist sued the government authorities overseeing the agencies, claiming the roundups will decimate the herd to the point where long-term survival is unlikely.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 7, 2025
To decimate once meant “to slaughter every tenth one,” although it’s rarely used literally these days.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
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