erode

Example Sentences

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For example, AI could hurt the value of legacy software, online competition might erode retail margins and home construction is always competitive.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

She said a Year 8 reading assessment would increase pressure on pupils at a point in their education when confidence matters most, and that it would narrow the curriculum and erode teacher autonomy.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

That’s sparking fears that supply will grow and erode the pricing power that Micron and its fellow memory suppliers have enjoyed.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026

Physical skills erode over time but the heart doesn’t.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026

In doing so he had gradually begun to erode the racial attitudes of many—though far from all— white Americans.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown