degradation
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In this case, leucine appears to help cells adjust energy production according to nutrient availability by protecting key mitochondrial proteins from degradation.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 3, 2026
“And there’s just slight degradation as that’s happening that compounds over time.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
Industries and markets tied to commodities produced in areas experiencing forest loss and degradation may also need to address their role.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 21, 2026
Without intervention to avoid further degradation, she warned: "We're not going to be able to reverse that biodiversity curve."
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
‘We’ve lived this life of degradation long enough, you and I,’ I said.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
Repair and protect democracy and we could perhaps claw back its original sins as well as its distortions and degradations.
From Slate ● Jan. 27, 2026
“He’s the guy that we put through a series of degradations and humiliations, but like the Energizer Bunny, he keeps coming back. By braving all of these things, he becomes extremely endearing.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2025
Under Hawpe’s leadership, the Courier Journal successfully fought to rein in the excesses and environmental degradations of the mining industry.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 19, 2021
First, he didn’t mention a word about poverty as a primary driver of environmental degradations.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 29, 2020
But within our boundaries we, too, drew a line that included our right to bread regardless of the indignities or degradations involved in getting it.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
Vocabulary lists containing degradation
"Marigolds," Vocabulary from the short story
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By the Roots: Grad-, Gress-: to step
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"Mammoth Shakes and Monster Waves" Vocabulary from the informational text
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