decimated
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Coen said the lessons he learned from McVay in 2022, when injuries decimated the Rams’ roster, were among the most valuable.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
Technology destroyed their monopoly on information and decimated their business models.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
The floods - which decimated parts of Nepal on Wednesday and have left at least 2,426 people missing - saw the school building buried under mud and debris.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
This deadly strain of bird flu has already decimated wild bird and mammal populations worldwide.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 24, 2026
Spirit Lake, decimated by the avalanche, blast, and debris field, was initially unrecognizable to those who had known it before the eruption.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
