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decentralize

[dee-sen-truh-lahyz] / diˈsɛn trəˌlaɪz /


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Andy Burnham proposes “business-friendly socialism” to decentralize power and address household bills, aiming to save Labour from defeat.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 20, 2026

But Valderrama Blanco says Gálvez Ruiz will decentralize science policy and give more authority over science funding to Mexico’s state governments, an approach discouraged by the current law.

From Science Magazine May 2, 2024

I'm a dyed-in-the-wool tech enthusiast who marvels openly at the creative persistence of programmers on a mission to further decentralize the internet.

From Salon Jul. 12, 2023

Jeff Holguin’s goal is to help decentralize mental health care in Ukraine and to train psychologists, psychiatrists, military leaders, religious officials and health workers to provide basic psychological support skills like treating trauma.

From Seattle Times Mar. 25, 2023

They wished, in particular, to decentralize the administration and restore to the landed proprietors the administration and levying of taxes, which they wished to reduce to a tax on land only.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 8 "France" to "Francis Joseph I." by Various

The draft is expected to be the first sporting event to be held at The Sphere and a showcase opportunity for the league before the draft decentralizes starting in 2025.

From Washington Times Dec. 5, 2023

“The quota system decentralizes and simplifies execution but incentivizes local authorities to prioritize output at any cost. This can create abuses.”

From Slate Oct. 23, 2022

Web2 centralizes a bunch of cool stuff that was happening with Web1, but you are saying Web3 decentralizes it again.

From The Verge Apr. 12, 2022

But Rhimes' most bewildering choice decentralizes the glamorous predator at its center to make the writer the star.

From Salon Feb. 12, 2022

Now, this division of power, which decentralizes the government without creating mutually hostile forces, can hardly be introduced into any European state.

From The American Republic : constitution, tendencies and destiny by Brownson, Orestes Augustus

The word “DeFiant” was a coy wink to this idea of decentralized currency, known as DeFi, the ostensible rationale for the new Trump–Witkoff platform.

From Slate Jul. 22, 2026

All of these things couldn’t be done if we were in this kind of decentralized partner model.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

The play, which won the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize this year, entices on the page despite seeming overstuffed and curiously decentralized.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 8, 2026

Menefee wrote on his campaign site that blockchain technology, the decentralized system used to record and verify crypto transactions, offers the potential to “increase trust, transparency and efficiency” with rules to protect consumers.

From Salon Jun. 7, 2026

During much of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, private detective agencies had filled the vacuum left by decentralized, underfunded, incompetent, and corrupt sheriff and police departments.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

The president reiterated his commitment to decentralizing the economy and granting greater autonomy to state-owned enterprises, which account for roughly 80 percent of economic activity.

From Barron's Jun. 12, 2026

In “Humanocracy,” Gary Hamel and Michele Zanini describe how decentralizing individual responsibility helps businesses thrive.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 12, 2025

At the time, Skid Row housing and service providers were looking outward, building housing in the Valley, Westlake, Hollywood and South L.A. in hopes of decentralizing their work on Skid Row.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 5, 2024

Another argument Madison made is this idea of "double security": Federalism, by decentralizing authority, meant that one autocrat or dictator couldn't capture the whole system easily.

From Salon Jul. 23, 2022

By no surprise, the newer computer technology-based companies took the lead in decentralizing and networking the workplace, in re-engineering each and every business.

From The Civilization of Illiteracy by Nadin, Mihai



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