decayed
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Beneath her boots is peat, built up over thousands of years and consisting of partially decayed plants and organic matter.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
Yet, despite this surge of security personnel, basic living conditions have only decayed.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
Instead, the liquid is painted directly onto the decayed area.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 29, 2026
“Remote and hybrid work used to be a privilege, but its benefits over in-person work have decayed across the board,” Chris Martin, senior economist at Glassdoor, told MarketWatch.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 27, 2026
Dead animals were routinely tossed into this soup, where everything decayed and sent up noxious bubbles to foul the air.
From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy
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