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Central Command said the wave of strikes was meant to “further degrade Iranian military capabilities.”

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026

The strikes -- which began at 1800 GMT -- were carried out to "further degrade Iranian military capabilities", US Central Command said in a post on X.

From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026

Ben Greuel, wildlife campaign manager at the Sierra Club, called the decision “an unlawful attempt to open the door for corporate polluters to degrade vitally important habitats.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2026

We have thousands of these in storage, and we have studies that show they don’t degrade in a dangerous way.

From Salon ● Jun. 15, 2026

Testimonies degrade, facts do not, and yet both are grounded in the very same sensory experience.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

When a biopsy is taken, the genetic material in the tissue degrades within hours, unless it is protected.

From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026

“My biggest fear is that it further degrades mainstream confidence in medicine, and actually leads to a kind of Wild West for patients,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 5, 2026

However, they are not without limitations: they are sensitive to external disturbances -- such as strong magnetic fields near a hard drive -- and their performance typically degrades over time.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 21, 2025

Sickness spreads, often directly through viruses or indirectly by depleting family resources, putting stress on people that degrades their health.

From Salon ● May 27, 2025

It is not the punishment which degrades a man, Bailey; it is the thing of which he has been guilty.

From A Hero of Romance by Marsh, Richard

The device worked as intended and then fully degraded within two weeks after activation.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 17, 2026

Even worse, recognizing the long con has degraded offline interactions as well.

From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2026

Peatlands store 30% of Wales' land-based carbon, despite covering only 4% of the surface, but they are about 90% degraded, meaning they leak greenhouse gases instead of storing them.

From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026

High-energy lasers are degraded by atmospheric conditions — rain, fog, sand and smoke all scatter and absorb the beam, reducing effective range and time on target.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 29, 2026

I found another set of degraded codes and reversed them.

From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly

The researchers found that excess EXO1 destabilizes newly formed DNA through two main mechanisms, expanding single-stranded DNA gaps and degrading reversed replication forks.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 20, 2026

It has isolated us and attached us to an impersonal and degrading consumer market.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026

Nowak's family called his treatment by police "inhumane and degrading" and the force has apologised.

From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2026

I assume you’re going to live in this new home for the next 20-odd years, and that you have the means to upgrade without degrading your retirement fund.

From MarketWatch ● May 11, 2026

Which means I have to lie to her on a daily basis, which is in itself enjoyable but a little degrading at the same time.

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett