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He points to research estimating the environmental impact of cellulosic microfibers as one to two orders of magnitude lower than that of synthetic fibers, largely because they degrade faster.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

Recognizing that 9/11’s horrors compounded over the years does not degrade the memory of its initial victims.

From Slate ● Sep. 11, 2026

He then added he would not attend the count as Essex Police had told him about an "organised campaign to disrupt and degrade the result".

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

The material is relatively weak and may degrade too quickly, which can limit its usefulness when repairing bones that need to bear weight or withstand force.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 12, 2026

I could not shake the almost desperate sadness all this evoked, and I marveled that sounds could so degrade the spirit.

From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin

They said these often contained heavy metal salts or nitrosamines that can leach into the environment once the balloon degrades.

From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026

As frozen ground degrades, previously buried minerals become exposed and water interacts more extensively with rock surfaces.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 20, 2026

If it degrades rapidly, that means insects are attracted to the plentiful organic matter.

From Salon ● Dec. 4, 2025

Ferrari also faces the risk of its EV losing value faster than its traditional models as the battery degrades.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2025

It degrades man, in denying to him a true personality, and so making him simply a thing.

From Theology and the Social Consciousness A Study of the Relations of the Social Consciousness to Theology (2nd ed.) by Henry Churchill King

Midrange drones have degraded some Russian electronic-warfare systems and hobbled 300 vessels.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

Nothing has degraded more for Latino men, however, than the simple pleasures of life.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

If some of these satellites get hacked, damaged, derailed, or destroyed, America’s ability to fight a war would be seriously degraded.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

Meanwhile Ezra Cohen, the former Trump defence official who is now a fellow at the Hudson Institute, described the president as having degraded Iran's conventional military threat.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

The two children were on the sofa, their sobs having degraded into tearful whimpers.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman

“The experience was traumatizing, degrading and humiliating,” André said when the lawsuit was filed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026

A ride on a people mover feels even more degrading in comparison to the alternative mode serving other travelers.

From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2026

"But that process also stops them fully degrading and causes toxic chemicals to leach into the environment."

From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026

Known as living plastics, these materials contain dormant microbes capable of degrading the surrounding polymer.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 17, 2026

Each, I felt, was degrading, and I thought we should insist on the honorific “Mister.”

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela