decimate
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Opponents warn the proposal would decimate funding for essential services and reduce local government fiscal autonomy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
He also called concerns that AI will decimate jobs worldwide "complete nonsense".
From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026
Software stocks dropped on Friday after digital-payments company Block announced it is slashing more than 4,000 employees — further fueling fears that artificial intelligence could decimate employee head counts and hurt demand for software.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 27, 2026
Critics of the plans say the changes will decimate the Samaritans' work in local communities and have accused the charity's leadership of repeatedly ignoring requests to provide the rationale for the plans.
From BBC • Sep. 25, 2025
Where authorities disagree, I’ve tried to weigh the best evidence and make decisions that reflect what thoughtful, literate people consider good English. decimate.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
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