devolve
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“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
Morgan might think that she’s evolved past certain things and then the minute she’s codependent with her sister, they devolve back into the bratty kid-like versions of themselves that are like picking on each other.
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026
That could cause a correction to devolve into a bear market.
From Barron's • Feb. 28, 2026
Finally, he called on the government to devolve powers to councils that would allow them to influence the affordability of private rents.
From BBC • Aug. 26, 2025
History cannot devolve into medical biography—but nor can it stand outside it.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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