decimated

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In Yellowstone National Park, their return has been praised with reducing the overabundant elk population and allowing decimated trees such as willows and aspen to recover, which subsequently brought the return of beavers and songbirds.

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2026

“That a name evocative of Disneyland has been applied to a depopulated, decimated swath of Ukrainian coal-and-steel country could appear jarring as Europe’s deadliest fighting since World War II continues to rage,” they wrote.

From Salon • Apr. 30, 2026

Marc Benioff’s enterprise software company, Salesforce is the biggest name in a category that Wall Street thinks may get decimated by artificial intelligence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

Following the re-introduction of the sea eagle, the only other UK apex predator, Scottish farmers reported having to abandon their hill farms after the birds decimated their lamb populations.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

From my spot, I surveyed the scenery and noticed few signs of the war that had decimated our lives.

From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson