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Fulton Sheen likewise fiercely denounced communism and Nazism, as well as the cultural decay he believed left the West vulnerable to tyranny.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

The decay just hasn’t made itself known yet.

From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026

Argon-argon dating is based on the natural radioactive decay of potassium-40 in volcanic rock into argon-40.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026

His photographs capture not only the movie houses but their ornate facades and decay -- a record of a cultural landscape disappearing as cinemas are demolished, converted into multiplexes or left to crumble.

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

This method is based on the slow decay of radioactive carbon 14, a very minor component of carbon, the ubiquitous building block of life, into the nonradioactive isotope nitrogen 14.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

Sphagnum moss can hold 20 times its weight in water and helps create peat bogs, where dead vegetation accumulates rather than decays, capturing carbon in the ground.

From BBC ● Feb. 8, 2026

The research team focused on detecting moments when a high-energy neutrino hits a carbon-13 nucleus and converts it into nitrogen-13, a radioactive form of nitrogen that decays roughly ten minutes later.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 12, 2025

It contains radium that decays into radon gas, which is radioactive and can cause cancer.

From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2025

Keeping the truth from someone might not be outright dishonesty, but it’s a rot that decays the same way, just festering at a slower pace.

From Salon ● Apr. 18, 2025

Libby determined that the rate at which cosmic rays create CH is roughly equal to the rate at which it decays.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

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

Zoologists believe the animal decayed for weeks before it was fossilised and this led to the case of mistaken identity.

From BBC ● Apr. 8, 2026

But the grooves were done in no time, and he didn’t honestly mind the taste of the somewhat decayed wood.

From "Abel's Island" by William Steig

"After the 1983 FA Cup final, players were sold, there was no investment, the Goldstone was decaying and the crowds were dipping," said Samrah.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026

Long-lived radioactive fission products keep decaying for months or even years, releasing a weak stream of particles called antineutrinos.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 14, 2026

When the local economy began declining in the 1970s, the store closed its doors and sat abandoned and decaying.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

During the second inspection, inspectors found decaying organic waste, wastewater, food residue, unsanitary conditions that allowed the breeding of flies, as well as live and dead flies along the northern perimeter of the warehouse.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026

The room was dominated by a giant decaying bed decorated with huge posts at each corner, dusty velvet curtains hanging from above, and black tassels and carved gargoyles covered in cobwebs.

From "The Marvels" by Brian Selznick