decimation

In the 1990s, the unintentional decimation of the vulture populations in India led to an increased awareness of their role in human health.

The 1921 racist massacre in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and the resulting decimation of the booming wealth center known as Black Wall Street, aren’t included in elementary and high school textbooks.

Violent, often shocking and darkly funny, the book is a picture of the social decay sparked by the decimation of Britain's industrial heartlands.

While his decimation of any semblance of Justice Department independence is troubling, it’s downright spine-chilling when it comes to elections.

What is beyond doubt is the decimation of a family who have been a source of fascination and speculation in their native Norway and far beyond.