degradation
Example Sentences
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The project, she added, would result in "clear degradation of the rural environment" and would not be accessible on foot or by bike, thus doing "little to achieve" council active transport goals.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
On the streets of the capital Tirana, protesters have cited the project to air grievances about unchecked power, environmental degradation and real-estate development, putting the country’s Prime Minister Edi Rama on the defensive.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
"I don't see the Russian economy entering the 1990s or something similar, it's just a slow degradation of everything," he added.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
However, the same processes have also intensified climate change, pollution, and environmental degradation.
From Science Daily • May 27, 2026
In my mind’s eye I saw reduced to soot all those wonderful books, which had revealed to me other ways of living, which had sustained me in a world of degradation.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
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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