corrode
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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
Higher ethanol blends can also corrode gasoline pumps, storage tanks and other infrastructure unless retailers and distributors make upgrades.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 10, 2026
They worry the practice could mislead voters and corrode trust in nonpartisan news providers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 11, 2026
However, he notes that there are still challenges in ensuring that electrolysis systems like this don't corrode too quickly over time.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 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
Digital technology isn’t merely accelerating some inevitable tide but is a force unto itself—one that makes solitary leisure more appealing, corrodes the incentives for sociality and, as a downstream consequence, reduces marriage and fertility.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 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 same salt that pollutes estuaries for wildlife also corrodes pipes for drinking water in Flint, Michigan, he points out.
From Salon ● Nov. 1, 2023
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
SNP strategists believe the controversy corroded trust in the party and cost them a significant amount of support.
From BBC ● May 25, 2026
He is right that forward guidance has corroded the central bank’s discipline rather than sharpened it.
From MarketWatch ● May 8, 2026
The network had been shuttered since 2015, when a corroded pipe burst and caused one of the state’s worst oil spills.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 16, 2026
It was wet, corroded, and a little slimy.
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
Much of the corroding metal throughout the structure needs to be replaced, but “the masonry’s in good condition,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 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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