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The findings from Dubilier and her colleagues suggest that animals may help degrade natural bioplastics alongside microorganisms.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026

Farage did not attend the results, saying Essex Police had warned him that an "organised campaign to disrupt and degrade the result" was planned.

From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026

He then added he would not attend the count as Essex Police had told him about an "organised campaign to disrupt and degrade the result".

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

The four former commissioners have signed a joint letter arguing that the gondola proposal “would enable a private development to permanently and irreparably shrink, degrade, and destroy the integrity of a state park.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026

I wished we did not have to degrade the house with our modern jig-tunes so out-of-place and unromantic.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier

"This was before plastic was introduced into bank notes, it degrades," he said.

From BBC ● Feb. 21, 2026

If it degrades rapidly, that means insects are attracted to the plentiful organic matter.

From Salon ● Dec. 4, 2025

The updated lawsuit also points to a blog post OpenAI published the day the initial lawsuit was filed, in which it acknowledged that its safety training sometimes degrades in long conversations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2025

Diet activates autophagy -- a cellular "clean-up" process that degrades and recycles damaged proteins.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 2025

A punishment that degrades the punished will degrade the man who inflicts the punishment, and will degrade the government that procures the infliction.

From The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 11 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Miscellany by Robert Green Ingersoll

The fodder situation is "highly degraded" in almost all regions, the ministry said earlier this month.

From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026

It provides evidence that nature-led recovery could contribute significantly to biodiversity restoration goals while lowering both the cost and complexity associated with bringing degraded land back to ecological health.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 23, 2026

The section of West Cliff Drive near where the accident took place was heavily damaged by high waves during the winter of 2023-24 and has been further degraded by ongoing coastal erosion.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026

Initially, the model degraded responses to some questions about AI development without notifying users.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

Unique is a good example: a crisp and accurate word meaning “one of a kind,” now frequently degraded to merely “unusual.”

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner

"Once it is cut up by deep ruts, the water balance can be altered for years degrading habitat and reducing carbon storage," she said.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

“The experience was traumatizing, degrading and humiliating,” André said when the lawsuit was filed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026

A ride on a people mover feels even more degrading in comparison to the alternative mode serving other travelers.

From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2026

She called the behavior “clearly unlawful, dangerous, and degrading of our collective quality of life in New York City.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

They said it in such a degrading way; they never said “please” or asked if we minded.

From "Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice" by Phillip Hoose