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It has set up small factories in the countryside to lure workers back home from sweatshops in Bangkok, part of an effort to combat the urban migration that has debilitated rural economies.

From New York Times • Aug. 5, 2022

For months, the National Security Council has been weighing options to stop the ransomware that has debilitated gas pipelines, meat processing plants, hospitals and schools.

From New York Times • Jul. 7, 2021

Since he last broke a lance with Michael, the devil has debilitated mentally, and the substance of his causerie with Diana reminds one of Robert Montgomery and even worse exemplars.

From Devil-Worship in France or The Question of Lucifer by Waite, Arthur Edward