Example Sentences

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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

In August, a documentary filmmaker, primary care physician and wildlife ecologist sued the government authorities overseeing the agencies, claiming the roundups will decimate the herd to the point where long-term survival is unlikely.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 7, 2025

Rosie Clark is one of hundreds of local campaigners who believes it will "decimate the local area".

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.