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Still others fear that Manipur will degenerate into a full-blown civil war unless there is a serious initiative for an "inter-faith, inter-ethnic dialogue".

From BBC Jun. 21, 2023

I think it more likely that the EU will degenerate into something else.

From The Guardian Nov. 21, 2018

“The democratic development of Hong Kong must therefore be underpinned by the same. As we pursue democracy, we should act in accordance with the law, or Hong Kong will degenerate into anarchy.”

From New York Times Jan. 14, 2015

However, these cells will degenerate rapidly at the temperature of melting snow and ice.

From Scientific American Aug. 1, 2013

Otherwise religion will degenerate into a mere organization, and becomes a dead thing.

From Directives from the Guardian by Shoghi Effendi