decimation

Example Sentences

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“If we do a 99% decimation, that’s no good,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

Even with this decimation of environmental regulations, America’s largest cities are unlikely to regularly find themselves on the most-polluted lists.

From Slate • Feb. 12, 2026

Amid the decimation of many other local retail businesses, one could take over storefronts in heavily trafficked areas for cheap.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2026

What is beyond doubt is the decimation of a family who have been a source of fascination and speculation in their native Norway and far beyond.

From BBC • Jun. 16, 2025

Similar questions arise for the decimation of many other native peoples by Eurasian germs, as well as for the decimation of would-be European conquistadores in the tropics of Africa and Asia.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond