decimation

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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

“We’ve already seen major consequences from the decimation thus far,” Swain said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2025

She is one of nine players from outside California witnessing the decimation.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2025

The desire for cattle-supporting land played an integral role in the systematic decimation of bison populations, as well.

From Salon • Oct. 28, 2024

Thirdly, mass extinctions akin to the archetypal Australian decimation occurred again and again in the ensuing millennia—whenever people settled another part of the Outer World.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari