corrosion
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The defence's main argument is that the bridge had a hidden construction defect, namely corrosion of the bridge's cables, and it was this that caused its collapse, not a lack of maintenance.
From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026
The confinement structure is temporarily patched, and Ukraine seeks $580 million for repairs to prevent irreversible corrosion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
The first electric powered train passed through in June 2020 but the tunnel's overhead power system has since suffered corrosion and electrical wear, meaning more frequent maintenance.
From BBC ● May 22, 2026
Newer seawater electrolysis research continues to focus on the same bottlenecks: corrosion resistant materials, long lasting electrodes, chlorine suppression, and system designs that can survive real seawater rather than ideal laboratory solutions.
From Science Daily ● May 10, 2026
Over in the production group at ATK, a whole different division, they sometimes had trouble with a machine that inspected the booster rockets’ O-ring grooves to make sure there was no corrosion.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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Genre-bending authors are often well-suited to making sense of the daily horrors and subtle corrosions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 2026
Now, for all the corrosions of inflation, food prices and property taxes, money seems a bit looser.
From Time Magazine Archive
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All religions have changed and suffered secular corrosions, despite signs of revival in recent years.
From Time Magazine Archive
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Will the operation do more harm to his constitution than the slow corrosions of a disorder grown inveterate?
From Handbook of Home Rule Being articles on the Irish question by Godkin, Edwin Lawrence
The secret corrosions of the ship-worm will sink a fleet.
From Government and Rebellion by Adams, E. E.
Vocabulary lists containing corrosion
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