corrosive
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Once a false image takes hold, it is nearly impossible to uproot, and the flood of fabricated content has a corrosive effect: It makes us doubt everything.
From Salon • May 24, 2026
That cyclicality was “really corrosive to our business,” Goeckeler said.
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
Gomberg and Hennessy said that they were driven to call attention to potential violations of the disclosure requirements because of their concern about the corrosive influence such paid content could have if left unchecked.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026
"When anger is turned towards communities – whether Jewish, Muslim, or any other – it ceases to be a call for justice and becomes something far more corrosive," he wrote.
From BBC • May 14, 2026
Without slowing I held my breath, closed my eyes, and jumped over the fog, not wanting to let the horrible corrosive stuff touch my legs.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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