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It also means more years in which inflation can erode purchasing power.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 9, 2026

He added: “I’d like to see the entire beach erode all the way to our property before the road went across it.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

This is particularly important because acids produced by oral bacteria can gradually erode tooth enamel, increasing the risk of cavities.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026

And all of this could threaten to erode - if not explode - the rock on which scientific research rests: trust.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

In doing so he had gradually begun to erode the racial attitudes of many—though far from all— white Americans.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

Drawing the line there stops officials from profiting off their positions, which is what erodes public trust in the first place.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

And when inflation erodes spending power, those discretionary purchases slow, Samuelson noted.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 17, 2026

In a statement Saturday, Supervisor Lindsey Horvath said that, “failing to hold yesterday’s meeting is unacceptable and erodes public trust.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026

She wrote a series of articles about the problem of loneliness among older people, which she described as "a creeping enemy which erodes confidence."

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

As the icebergs drift, the seawater erodes them from below, until the berg abruptly topples over and continues its journey upside down.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong

Workers say rising food, housing, transport and healthcare costs have eroded their purchasing power in a country where inflation is running at around eight percent.

From Barron's ● Nov. 14, 2026

A patch of the flowers was carefully dug up at a site on the coast where it has been eroded away by the sea over the last few years.

From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026

While this funding stream has been eroded by inflation and failed to keep pace with population growth, state-level investments have been expanding to fill the gap.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 9, 2026

That benefit could be eroded, though, if factories are still dependent on U.S. suppliers for major components.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

The paint, once sparkling white, had faded to ghostly gray and eroded in parts, revealing the layered bricks beneath.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini

Humboldt County officials have long debated what to do about Centerville Road, a narrow, twisting byway that leads to an eroding rural beach and a handful of homes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

Soaring freight costs are eroding refinery profitability in Europe and Asia, despite elevated diesel crack spreads.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

The proposals triggered an outcry across many parts of the criminal justice world, with many opponents saying that eroding the 800-year-old right to trial by jury would not solve the backlogs.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

Throughout the run of the show, performers will slowly chip away at the block, symbolically eroding what is left of the original communities.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

I think I hear him suck in air, but it’s hard to know because of the waves, loud and relentless, crashing into the rocks, eroding the continent.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson