decimation

Example Sentences

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Amid the decimation of many other local retail businesses, one could take over storefronts in heavily trafficked areas for cheap.

From Los Angeles Times

Ransone appeared in all 12 episodes of the show’s second season, which focused on the decimation of the city’s docks.

From Los Angeles Times

Food and Agriculture Organization as part of its decimation of the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times

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

The 1921 racist massacre in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and the resulting decimation of the booming wealth center known as Black Wall Street, aren’t included in elementary and high school textbooks.

From Salon