devolve
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But some of his allies think he could choose to devolve UK powers to a much more local level.
From BBC • Jun. 28, 2026
Morgan might think that she’s evolved past certain things and then the minute she’s codependent with her sister, they devolve back into the bratty kid-like versions of themselves that are like picking on each other.
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026
But Aristotle, Polybius and Machiavelli in “Discourses on Livy” all warn the democracy has the tendency to devolve into “mob rule” or chaos.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
That could cause a correction to devolve into a bear market.
From Barron's • Feb. 28, 2026
“Spreading dissension and inciting to mutiny. Silver, you’re under arrest too, for failing to report to Toadflax this evening and causing your duty to devolve on a comrade. You’re both to come with me.”
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
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