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Discussions of real, material fixes often devolve into bad-faith debates over whether the problems are even real to begin with.

Rather than letting another mid-series wobble devolve into a total October collapse, they fought back to force a winner-take-all showdown at home in Chavez Ravine.

“Without warning, in the middle of conversations or during her basic interactions with Plaintiff, and others, Defendant would devolve into a rage, and immediately begin throwing violent punches, shoves, slaps and kicks at Plaintiff.”

Each attack and counterattack increases the risk that Israel’s war on Gaza could devolve into a wider conflict that engulfs Lebanon and other countries in the Middle East.

Fifteen years later, the Sri Lankan government's promises to share power and devolve their own political authority in Tamil-majority areas have largely failed to materialise.