decimated
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Technology destroyed their monopoly on information and decimated their business models.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
It’s based on Peter Heller’s 2012 novel and set in Colorado 10 years in the future after an aggressive flu has decimated much of the population.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
This deadly strain of bird flu has already decimated wild bird and mammal populations worldwide.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 24, 2026
Kilbane added: "To a county decimated with emigration for centuries but always having a love for home. This one is for its people."
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
Several were felled before Jess Squirrel and Winifred, along with some crack otter slingers, sent down a barrage so swift and accurate that it decimated the ferrets within minutes.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
