corroding

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In columns and on TV, he warns that Hegseth’s cavalier attitude toward the rule of law and civilian protections is corroding military professionalism.

From Salon • Mar. 11, 2026

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

From BBC • Jan. 24, 2026

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

Corrosion of metals in surgical implants is a huge problem, and because the metal is the functional part, as well as the corroding part, the amount of metal is key.

From Science Daily • May 7, 2024

Worry had crept on a corroding world, and what was lost— good manners, ease and beauty?

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck