devolve
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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
He spent five years at Brown's Treasury where he oversaw policies such as the child trust funds and attempts to regenerate and devolve power - the Regional Development Agencies, later scrapped by the coalition government.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 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
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
Words devolve into letters, letters into unintelligible bumps.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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It’s also a send-up of legal procedurals, with Lincoln’s cases including a fight over who’s the real Santa Claus and a custody battle that devolves into a theological debate.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 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
Her breathing devolves into trains of oceanic coughs.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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"Bringing responsibility for justice into line" with devolved services "would enable a more effective and joined-up approach to improving outcomes, reducing reoffending and building safer communities across Wales", the spokesperson added.
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026
By this time, the interview has devolved into fun-loving chaos.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026
"The overriding focus of the UK government and devolved administrations was on protecting hospitals."
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 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
Except it all kind of devolved into this sinkhole of gossip and bad poetry and misspelled Bible quotes.
From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli
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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
The social media-savvy veteran politician, dubbed the "King of the North", has put devolving power to regions outside London at the top of his agenda.
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
During Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman’s premiership, Mr Asquith gradually rose in political importance, and in 1907 the prime minister’s ill-health resulted in much of the leadership in the Commons devolving on the chancellor of the exchequer.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" by Various
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