decimation
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Amid the decimation of many other local retail businesses, one could take over storefronts in heavily trafficked areas for cheap.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 11, 2026
Food and Agriculture Organization as part of its decimation of the U.S.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 19, 2025
It was about a chimp and the decimation of his habitat.
From Slate ● Oct. 1, 2025
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.
From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2025
To get a better sense of the decimation, McAuliffe looked at the Authentic Osage Indian Roll Book, which cites the deaths of many of the original allotted members of the tribe.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
