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decimation

[des-uh-may-shuhn] / ˌdɛs əˈmeɪ ʃən /










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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

She is one of nine players from outside California witnessing the decimation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 11, 2025

Thirdly, mass extinctions akin to the archetypal Australian decimation occurred again and again in the ensuing millennia—whenever people settled another part of the Outer World.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari




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