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He also called concerns that AI will decimate jobs worldwide "complete nonsense".

From Barron's Jun. 1, 2026

Investors have also been piling into bond markets on fears that AI advances will decimate the job market, while hotter-than-expected producer prices have clouded hopes for Federal Reserve interest-rate cuts.

From MarketWatch Feb. 28, 2026

“Exempting a broad swath of development with no consideration of habitat for imperiled species will decimate the state’s natural heritage and unique biodiversity,” said Frances Tinney, an attorney with the nonprofit Center for Biological Diversity.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 1, 2025

"We are in an area of outstanding national beauty. It will decimate the local area, which relies a lot on tourism."

From BBC Jan. 29, 2025

Endocrine types have other tendencies, which when studied and controlled, will decimate the great assassins of middle age: heart disease and kidney disease, with accompanying degenerations of the blood vessels and circulation.

From The Glands Regulating Personality by Berman, Louis, M.D.