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EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Cambodia's 21-year war decimated the wildlife population.
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His prize herd of cows has been decimated by an unknown disease.
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Whiteflies have decimated the winter crop.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Beaten by a short head possibly, but decimated, no.
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Consequently, Muir believes, biotech fish could quickly decimate a fish population by their increased ability to produce damaged young.
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Fatigue and the rigors of the climate decimated most of the seekers.
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Legal aid for the poor is being decimated.
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Sanctions have decimated the middle class-usually the source of leaders who might challenge the government.
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The army sent to meet this threat was decimated at Adrianople: the road to Rome now lay open to the barbarians.
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The transformation of the river may well decimate the considerable fishery resources already available.