eaten

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But that $1 million sitting in a savings account could risk getting slowly eaten by inflation, in the same way that moths chew away at your favorite suit in your closet.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

The surge has quickly eaten away at earnings.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

The gas-price move we have seen so far has eaten up the tax benefit for about two-thirds of consumers.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

Beatrice McCosh, director of the awards, said the competition aimed to set the bar for "rock solid British standard marmalade, the type which has been eaten for centuries from Elizabeth I to James Bond".

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

He, who had always eaten kosher, he, the oldest son of an oldest son of a respected family, in fact, he Meyer Mossel Eusebius Smit, was seriously being asked to eat pork.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom