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

Burnham spent almost a decade as Greater Manchester Mayor and since becoming prime minister has repeatedly said he wants to devolve power away from central government.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 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

Burnham wants to devolve power from London to the regions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026

“Spreading dissension and inciting to mutiny. Silver, you’re under arrest too, for failing to report to Toadflax this evening and causing your duty to devolve on a comrade. You’re both to come with me.”

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams

It all certainly casts a spell, but the narrative devolves into atmospheric mush interpolated with too many images of Hathaway mugging and posing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2026

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

It is a shame this strong film devolves when it could have just ended.

From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2024

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

As the line devolves into a great milling mob, I slip away.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

What is really the world’s oldest profession has devolved from pitching ethical monotheism to getting free merch.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

By 2013, then-Macy’s Plaza had devolved into a dated, downscale relic that got little love despite its location near offices, hotels and a busy subway interchanget.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

The delivery of mobile infrastructure projects often overlaps with devolved powers, such as planning.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

Monday's talks are likely to cover the way the devolved nations are funded by the UK government.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

The responsibility of giving the lady away devolved upon the Aged, which led to the clergyman’s being unintentionally scandalised, and it happened thus.

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens

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

The new Labour leader also outlined his plan for devolving power away from Westminster to the regions and said would be a leader for all parts of the country.

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 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

Meantime, the Executive on his part has performed the duties devolving on him under the Constitution—duties few in number and easily expressed, though of great importance to the public welfare.

From Proceedings of the Second National Conservation Congress at Saint Paul, September 5-8, 1910 by United States. National Conservation Congress