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 said Burnham's stated desire to devolve further powers around the UK was something he welcomed.

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026

But some of his allies think he could choose to devolve UK powers to a much more local level.

From BBC ● Jun. 28, 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

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

Otherwise, it quickly devolves into a week-long argument with your own brain about what, exactly, counts as “essential”—and whether almond milk has somehow crossed that threshold.

From Salon ● Jan. 11, 2026

Social media devolves into an echo chamber of torches and parading pitchforks, all aimed at Frankenstein’s monster.

From Seattle Times ● May 31, 2024

Ngata explains that the community recently signed an agreement that devolves power and decision-making authority from central government to local people, giving residents greater legislative powers.

From National Geographic ● Feb. 6, 2024

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

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

Instead, this week’s G-20 finance summit in the Blue Ridge Mountains devolved into trade spats, public insults and a dust-up over a photo op.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026

Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland have their own devolved planning frameworks and laws.

From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026

Health and social care in Northern Ireland is a devolved matter, and therefore the responsibility of the Department of Health NI, rather than the UK Department of Health.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

The race had devolved into a series of low blows.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

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

He has been a director in several of the most important banking and insurance institutions in the country, and has always taken his full share of the work devolving upon him.

From The Canadian Portrait Gallery - Volumes 1 to 4 by John Charles Dent