as in to depopulate
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depopulate
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Much of southern Lebanon has been both devastated by military strikes and depopulated.—
Hussein Ibish,
The Atlantic,
23 Apr. 2026 -
The region is saturated with mines, fortifications, anti-drone nets, and thoroughly depopulated amid the fiercest fighting in Europe since World War II.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
22 Apr. 2026
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“Unpeople.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unpeople. Accessed 4 May. 2026.
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