degradation
Example Sentences
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But if it is to make a difference and enable drivers to at least get into a position to try an overtake, this is likely to be in combination with an offset in tyre degradation.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
The Aravallis' degradation will affect all of northern India, experts say.
From Barron's • May 31, 2026
The question, experts say, is whether officials can somehow deal with the dangerous chemicals in a way that does not end in a blast or the type of spill that causes environmental degradation.
From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026
"With the MRIs, we also saw slower degradation of a marker of cartilage health in the intervention group, which was quite exciting."
From Science Daily • May 22, 2026
Glad was I to get him out of the silk warehouse, and then out of a jeweller’s shop: the more he bought me, the more my cheek burned with a sense of annoyance and degradation.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
Vocabulary lists containing degradation
"Marigolds," Vocabulary from the short story
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By the Roots: Grad-, Gress-: to step
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"Mammoth Shakes and Monster Waves" Vocabulary from the informational text
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