atrophy
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Two things may be true: A.I. is putting unsustainable pressure on managers, and an overreliance on A.I. is causing previously standard skills to atrophy.
From Slate • Apr. 9, 2026
The technology was initially used in hospitals and rehab settings to ease pain, prevent muscle atrophy and improve circulation.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
If those muscles are not used, then they atrophy.
From Salon • Feb. 8, 2026
"He was like, 'it's about atrophy and entropy and the forces of the universe'," he said.
From Barron's • Jan. 23, 2026
When parts of the body aren’t used, they tend to weaken, or shrink, or atrophy.
From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins
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