decimation
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Food and Agriculture Organization as part of its decimation of the U.S.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 19, 2025
In the 1990s, the unintentional decimation of the vulture populations in India led to an increased awareness of their role in human health.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2025
Finally, Roberts was forced to juggle all these potential implosions with the constant decimation of his starting rotation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 10, 2025
The destructive and life-threatening fires have caused near-total decimation of the Pacific Palisades.
From Salon ● Jan. 10, 2025
Similar questions arise for the decimation of many other native peoples by Eurasian germs, as well as for the decimation of would-be European conquistadores in the tropics of Africa and Asia.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
