decimation

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What is beyond doubt is the decimation of a family who have been a source of fascination and speculation in their native Norway and far beyond.

From BBC • Jun. 16, 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

She is one of nine players from outside California witnessing the decimation.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 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