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		dexterdog on Jan 21, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: California’s container-ship traffic jam Are you OK with the use of 'decimated'?

InitialLastName on Jan 21, 2021 | [–]

Given that 900/8000 are out with COVID, that's within a 20% tolerance of being correct.

jmalicki on Jan 21, 2021 | [–]

seconding InitialLastName, this is one of the few cases where decimated is used appropriately with its initial meaning

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