as in to deteriorate
to become worse or of less value
the once-lovely neighborhood has devolved into a squalid slum
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To address this problem, companies need to develop a contextual global AI ethics model that prioritizes collaboration with local teams and stakeholders and devolves decision-making authority to those local teams.
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Swanand Deodhar,
favour Borokini,
ben Waber, Harvard Business Review, 5 Aug. 2024
But the limits imposed on observers have devolved into partisan debate.
—David Sivak, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 8 Sep. 2024
Abbas has steadily devolved into an erratic and small-minded authoritarian.
—Khaled Elgindy, Foreign Affairs, 30 Aug. 2024
Trump's 'remarkably dishonest' speech:How the RNC devolved into boring TV
Reach Goodykoontz at bill.goodykoontz@arizonarepublic.com.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 16 Aug. 2024
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Swanand Deodhar,
favour Borokini,
ben Waber, Harvard Business Review, 5 Aug. 2024
But the limits imposed on observers have devolved into partisan debate.
—David Sivak, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 8 Sep. 2024
Abbas has steadily devolved into an erratic and small-minded authoritarian.
—Khaled Elgindy, Foreign Affairs, 30 Aug. 2024
Trump's 'remarkably dishonest' speech:How the RNC devolved into boring TV
Reach Goodykoontz at bill.goodykoontz@arizonarepublic.com.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 16 Aug. 2024
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“Devolve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/devolve. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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