decimate
Example Sentences
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“They are decimated for a 10-year period before they could build it back,” referring to Iran’s nuclear program.
Defense Secretary Hegseth reported “decisive” progress in Operation Epic Fury, with air dominance and decimated Iranian naval forces.
From Barron's
The rapper’s overhaul of the dwelling saw it reduced to little more than a concrete shell, decimating almost all of Ando’s original design — and leaving design lovers up in arms over its destruction.
From MarketWatch
Another day, stocks fell broadly, seemingly in response to a viral Substack post that painted a dark future in which AI decimated white-collar knowledge work.
Investors have also been piling into bond markets on fears that AI advances will decimate the job market, while hotter-than-expected producer prices have clouded hopes for Federal Reserve interest-rate cuts.
From MarketWatch
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