decay
Example Sentences
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Winter's metaphorical - often stream of consciousness - lyrics capture something tangible about a world where comfort, terror and societal decay co-exist.
From BBC
“By allowing its decay and neglect we again see rare historic buildings lost which were eminently restorable.”
From Los Angeles Times
Tooth decay is the leading cause of UK hospital admissions for young children, typically aged five to nine, according to officials.
From Barron's
The country holds more than 300 billion barrels of proven reserves, but production has been stranded near one million barrels a day for years due to underinvestment and infrastructure decay.
From Barron's
"By identifying this previously underappreciated mechanism, this work establishes a direct link between material composition and degradation pathways, providing deeper insight into the origins of performance decay in these materials."
From Science Daily
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