devolve
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The prime minister has said the UK's four nations must "move together" to devolve more power to regions and cities, following a meeting with the Scottish and Welsh first ministers in Glasgow.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
It is the latest sign of how pivotal the government outpost - designed as a sister office to London's Downing Street - may prove to Burnham's aim to devolve power across the country.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
He said the charity supported "conversations to devolve justice and policing" and said without "coordinated" support prison leavers were "being set up to fail".
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026
After Sasaki gave up a solo home run to Matt Olson in the first inning, the outing began to devolve in the fourth.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
History cannot devolve into medical biography—but nor can it stand outside it.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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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
As he devolves in the dark, decaying shadow dimension, he becomes less and less human in both spirit and appearance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 27, 2025
It is a shame this strong film devolves when it could have just ended.
From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2024
Social media devolves into an echo chamber of torches and parading pitchforks, all aimed at Frankenstein’s monster.
From Seattle Times ● May 31, 2024
Her breathing devolves into trains of oceanic coughs.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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Northern Ireland's devolved health department said there was disruption to supplies of the drug across the UK, meaning Nabilone was out of stock with wholesalers and not expected to be available again until December.
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026
By this time, the interview has devolved into fun-loving chaos.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026
Part of his strategy for achieving that is to demonstrate delivery in devolved government on issues of everyday concern.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
Next year will mark the moment the party has been in devolved power at Holyrood for 20 years.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
His rivalry with Bridges and Sturtevant, his former lab partners from Columbia University, reached a brittle end point, and his relationship with Morgan, never warm, devolved into icy hostility.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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That case wouldn’t just go down as one of the most shameful moments in the court’s history; it was also the legal system’s most significant contribution in devolving the country into the Civil War.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
Delivering growth and devolving power to regional communities are also expected to feature.
From Barron's ● Jul. 20, 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
When the land committee was formed he was made chairman, and on him fell practically all the onerous duties devolving on the committee during that period.
From The History of the Post Office in British North America by Sir William Smith
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