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Swinney also said he wanted Burnham to devolve energy and economic powers to Scotland.

From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026

Speaking at a speech in Manchester last week, Burnham promised to devolve "deeper down" in Wales.

From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026

“Any conversation would devolve into this forensic audit of everything that had ever been purchased,” Daniel-Hoste said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026

But Aristotle, Polybius and Machiavelli in “Discourses on Livy” all warn the democracy has the tendency to devolve into “mob rule” or chaos.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026

As it began to devolve into a debate over Rowan’s immediate future, Citra leaned in to him and whispered.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman

If the situation devolves any further, then Spurs will likely finish in the bottom three and be booted into the second-tier Championship for next season.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 14, 2026

Otherwise, it quickly devolves into a week-long argument with your own brain about what, exactly, counts as “essential”—and whether almond milk has somehow crossed that threshold.

From Salon ● Jan. 11, 2026

An electronic score by John Carroll Kirby apes the sound of the era but devolves into abstraction as the story develops into something darker.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 4, 2025

The hope continues to be that the job market slows its growth but not by so much that it devolves into widespread layoffs.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 5, 2024

Her breathing devolves into trains of oceanic coughs.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

On day one, Mr. Burnham already axed Keir Starmer’s unpopular digital ID plan and promised a more devolved government.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

Apologies were also made in 2023 by the devolved administrations in Cardiff and Edinburgh to people affected in Wales and Scotland.

From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026

He indicated that key economic decisions would be devolved to local communities away from senior civil servants in Whitehall, transferring power from the Treasury to his new team.

From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026

Scotland is the most devolved part of the UK, with powers over health, education and transport, as well as the ability to administer benefits and set taxes.

From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026

More astonishing, perhaps, was the fact that time travel hadn’t broken my brain; that by some miracle, I had not yet devolved into a gibbering crazy person ranting on a street corner.

From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs

He has championed devolving power to regional hubs as a lever for growth.

From Barron's ● Jul. 18, 2026

Of course power is partly an economic question, but the first arguments Burnham made for devolving power related to political culture rather than economic growth.

From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026

How has a band that’s been together for more than 50 years managed to remain a creative force without burning out, splitting up or devolving into little more than a human jukebox pumping out nostalgia?

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2026

But the movie itself isn’t exactly exploring new frontiers of fear, devolving instead into a familiar slasher-thriller with a climax of strained characterization and confusing spatial logic.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 9, 2026

Are there any other duties devolving upon Virginian housekeepers besides 'washing up things?'

From A Man of Honor by Eggleston, George Cary