decimated
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Boycotts of U.S. whiskey have decimated a key economic driver for the American South.
From Slate ● Jul. 21, 2026
Dozens of crumbling buildings in Venezuela's decimated earthquake zone bear a spray-painted letter 'D' -- a sign that buries any hope of finding life beneath the rubble.
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
In the 1970s, cheap foreign travel decimated its tourism industry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
Past marine heat waves have decimated California’s kelp, “with bull kelp habitats declining 90% in Northern California since 2014,” Jaros said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2026
But on the black land twenty minutes down the road, the soil has been decimated by years of overfarming and overgrazing.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
