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Gold is prized in electronic circuits because it conducts electricity well and does not corrode.

From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026

In such an environment, it is especially reckless to assume that war, no matter how justified, will somehow purify institutions rather than corrode them.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 5, 2026

They worry the practice could mislead voters and corrode trust in nonpartisan news providers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 11, 2026

Committee chair Matt Western warned mishandling similar future cases will "corrode public trust".

From BBC ● Dec. 2, 2025

His golden skin began to corrode, breaking into chunks.

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan

And he bemoaned a rise in public anger "that distorts and corrodes our public discourse".

From Barron's ● Oct. 25, 2026

It must become a philosophy that corrodes collective faith, collective beliefs, and becomes excessively individualistic.

From Slate ● May 16, 2026

The criticism forced Attorney General Eric Holder to apologize and led to new Justice Department policies sharply limiting investigations of journalists, recognizing that targeting reporters to identify sources corrodes the First Amendment itself.

From Salon ● Jan. 17, 2026

Antisemitism corrodes the civic foundations on which plural societies depend.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 14, 2025

The salt in seawater also corrodes metal and destroys electrical connectors.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland

Investigations into absolutely everything that has been corroded and broken in the courts and the Justice Department will be of paramount importance.

From Slate ● Nov. 5, 2026

He is right that forward guidance has corroded the central bank’s discipline rather than sharpened it.

From MarketWatch ● May 8, 2026

That incident prompted Japanese authorities to step up efforts to replace corroded pipes across the country.

From BBC ● Feb. 19, 2026

The fountain “contains deteriorated concrete, corroded structural steel and hazardous materials and its mechanical and electrical systems are beyond repair,” Goodwin said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 7, 2026

They glided through windows or smashed through the corroded roof.

From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull

"I cannot describe it. I mean, it looks ugly, really ugly," the 69-year-old said, peering through its corroding gates.

From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026

The confession results in confusion and anger erupting like molten lava from all sides, instantly corroding Emma’s bond with Charlie and her relationships with their friends.

From Salon ● Apr. 9, 2026

Mr. McDougall notes that Mary Shelley “had seen it all coming” decades before Dostoyevsky and Nietzsche warned that Europe was corroding itself from within.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 13, 2026

It has been corroding not just in the US but across the western world for decades now.

From BBC ● Jan. 24, 2026

The main obstacle for the diffusion process being developed by Urey was its reliance on uranium hexafluoride gas, the detestable “hex,” which lived up to its nickname by severely corroding every permeable barrier Urey tried.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik