degrading
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But the U.S. will do better to keep its eyes on the prize of degrading the regime and its weaponry.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026
The U.S. says it is degrading Iran’s ability to launch attacks by the day.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 7, 2026
Of the £32m that was never recovered, Kent's chief constable Tim Smith still hopes part of the haul can be traced, but said the old paper notes may be buried in the ground and degrading.
From BBC • Feb. 21, 2026
It has cut back on the amount of hardware needed to control large numbers of qubits, the basic units of information in a quantum computer, without degrading fidelity.
From Barron's • Jan. 6, 2026
The reins, the halters, the blinkers, the degrading nosebags, were thrown on to the rubbish fire which was burning in the yard.
From "Animal Farm: A Fairy Story" by George Orwell
Vocabulary lists containing degrading
"Diary of a Wimpy Kid" by Jeff Kinney
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The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948)
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They Called Us Enemy
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