degraded
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Fable also degraded the quality of its responses about high-end AI development to be less useful for developers looking to build AI tools that might not have the same safeguards.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
Restoration efforts over decades have helped degraded forests to recover, but the big change has come from the natural expansion of mangroves in many parts of the world following drops in deforestation.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
They also observed that biological materials formed a continuum ranging from well preserved to heavily degraded.
From Science Daily • May 12, 2026
Rising sea levels and surging tides from increasingly powerful storms -- resulting in an increase in soil salinity -- have degraded agricultural lands, pushing people into tiger territory.
From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026
“See! There they are,” said Herbert, “coming out of the Tap. What a degraded and vile sight it is!”
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
Vocabulary lists containing degraded
"The Declaration of Sentiments" (1848)
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"Ellen West" by Frank Bidart
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