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The findings from Dubilier and her colleagues suggest that animals may help degrade natural bioplastics alongside microorganisms.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026

"The evidence is clear, vandals have repeatedly caused damage to the Reflecting Pool," Burgum posted on X. "We won't back down to deranged people who want to destroy, deface, or degrade our monuments."

From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026

The four former commissioners have signed a joint letter arguing that the gondola proposal “would enable a private development to permanently and irreparably shrink, degrade, and destroy the integrity of a state park.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026

In recent weeks, the U.S. military has primarily focused its attacks on targets that degrade Iran’s ability to threaten shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026

Copper wires can carry very high frequencies too, but only for a few feet before the signal starts to degrade in strength due to certain parasitic effects.

From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman

"Most importantly, we found that the exact spatial arrangement of these neighboring groups dramatically changes how fast the polymer degrades," Gu said.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 4, 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 significantly degrades trust ... and people will also be hurt because they won’t trust the messaging.”

From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2025

As another expresses it, a system that degrades can never advance.

From Auricular Confession and Popish Nunneries Volumes I. and II., Complete by William Hogan

Power lines have degraded, causing the loss of about 16% of the grid’s electricity, according to research by Torres.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026

Save the Redwoods League last month conveyed the 125-acre property to the Yurok Tribe following a years-long project to restore the degraded industrial site to a diverse riparian habitat.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

The plasma treatment almost completely degraded both long-chain and short-chain PFAS.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 20, 2026

While militarily, the Americans were achieving their objectives, as measured in Iranian ships, planes and targets destroyed and defence capabilities degraded, politically the conflict was far from resolved.

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026

He has, unfortunately, steadily degraded over the last several years despite this augmentation of his brain functions.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz

“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

But the stockpiles were initially designed for up to five full drawdowns, and the frequent releases are degrading the sites’ integrity, experts say.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026

And Dasch felt that the tipping system was degrading.

From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple