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Tens of thousands of Florida homeowners are receiving offers to switch from the state's insurer of last resort to private companies, as regulators' efforts to depopulate Citizens and stabilize the Sunshine State's property insurance market continue.
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Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 25 Mar. 2025
Once a bird is infected, the only way to stop the virus from spreading further is to depopulate or cull the entire flock.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 12 Feb. 2025
But, if adopted, the proposal would mark a sharp break from the Biden administration’s stance that Gaza should not be depopulated and could signal a shift from a longstanding US position that Gaza should be part of a future Palestinian state.
—Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN, 27 Jan. 2025
Once a bird is infected, the only way to stop the virus from spreading further is to depopulate or cull the entire flock.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 12 Feb. 2025
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Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 25 Mar. 2025
Once a bird is infected, the only way to stop the virus from spreading further is to depopulate or cull the entire flock.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 12 Feb. 2025
But, if adopted, the proposal would mark a sharp break from the Biden administration’s stance that Gaza should not be depopulated and could signal a shift from a longstanding US position that Gaza should be part of a future Palestinian state.
—Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN, 27 Jan. 2025
Once a bird is infected, the only way to stop the virus from spreading further is to depopulate or cull the entire flock.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 12 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for depopulate
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“Depopulate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/depopulate. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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