devolve

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

Little did they know it would turn into a four-year saga that would cost them tens of thousands of dollars and devolve into a legal battle between their insurance company and the contractor’s.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 1, 2026

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

Dad interrupted us before we could devolve into an argument.

From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram

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

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

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

That all the nations and regions should get the maximum level of devolved funding from Westminster to achieve growth and deliver better living standards for their people.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

The Plaid government faced its first major incident over the summer as a devolved government when a number of wildfires broke out in Wales.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

Plaid Cymru wants powers over policing and justice, rail infrastructure and the Crown Estate to be devolved from Westminster to Cardiff.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

“We have officially devolved as a society,” wrote another.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026

But since then conditions in the city had devolved.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers

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

But the command devolving on Colonel Burns, a cavalry officer, who declared he was incompetent to direct infantry movements, a retreat was resolved upon.

From The Second War with England, Vol. 1 of 2 by Joel Tyler Headley