decimated

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Poaching has decimated Cambodian wildlife, creating doubts about about whether the Cardamoms has enough prey for tigers to eat.

From Barron's • Jul. 8, 2026

Iran’s naval force is mostly decimated, although it maintains access to weapons and speed boats that were used to control the strait.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 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

Over the next two quarters, real estate and banks were decimated.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

Were our ranks not swelled every day by men crawling through the reeds, families arrived in boats, and victorious runaways bleeding in their shirts, we had been decimated.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson