corrode
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The EU executive, however, has repeatedly insisted the new rules would not corrode national labour and tax laws.
From Barron's ● Jul. 6, 2026
People travelling on one of the UK's busiest rail lines face weeks of disruption as engineers replace overhead power lines that corrode quicker than any other part of the network.
From BBC ● May 22, 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
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
The role of compromise is critical in a democracy, but with an important caveat: Compromise untethered from principled leadership corrodes democratic legitimacy rather than preserving it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
It must become a philosophy that corrodes collective faith, collective beliefs, and becomes excessively individualistic.
From Slate ● May 16, 2026
“When an officer turns routine traffic stops into opportunities for theft, for their own benefit, it corrodes public trust and endangers the integrity of our justice system.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 25, 2025
The salt in seawater also corrodes metal and destroys electrical connectors.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
The hope and the change, the transcendent conviction that the systemic levers of government are not corroded beyond repair, the optimist I used to be—it all came rushing back.
From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026
CSB reports cited a range of avoidable failures, from corroded pipes to the lack of safety equipment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 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
They glided through windows or smashed through the corroded roof.
From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull
More than five thousand panes of glass have been replaced, and the once corroding ironwork has been repaired and repainted.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
"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
“I believe they have been corroding our civil discourse, they’ve been ‘attention fracking’ our children and treating our youth like products, not people.”
From Salon ● Dec. 5, 2025
That’s the quiet corruption corroding modern philanthropy: the ability to give as a license to impose one’s will.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2025
He unsnapped the corroding latches and opened it.
From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy
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