degradation
Example Sentences
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It brought major disruption to marine ecosystems: mass die-offs of seabirds, fishery disasters, kelp degradation, whale entanglements, sea lion starvation, fish migration and harmful algal blooms, Amaya said.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
After that, however, widespread deforestation and degradation in tropical rainforests pushed the system into decline.
From Science Daily • Apr. 13, 2026
To drive home the Lázárs’ fatuity, Mr. Biedermann coats them in lurid layers of shame and degradation.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
Ocean warming has far-reaching consequences, such as degradation of marine ecosystems, biodiversity loss and reduction of the ocean carbon sink, the agency said.
From Barron's • Mar. 23, 2026
By making a circle of themselves that separated the human spirits within from the degradation without.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
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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