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decimated

[des-uh-mey-tid] / ˈdɛs əˌmeɪ tɪd /


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The government is set to spend £500m on youth services in England, saying the money is needed to revive the "decimated" sector.

From BBC

A tally of once-common British birds, Mr. Nicolson writes, “reads like a list of regiments decimated in battle.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Their resistance, from a population harassed, exhausted, decimated but standing tall, is unmatched.

From The Wall Street Journal

But staffing at the offices was decimated, according to sworn court declarations by DHS officials.

From Los Angeles Times

The report found that this year has been the worst for layoffs since 2020, when the labour market was decimated by the pandemic.

From Barron's