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At some point disintegrating cohesion produces costs—social, economic and political—that undermine the benefits of the inequality and erode support for the system itself.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

In his first public comments on the transaction, Ellison rejected claims that a combined media giant would exert excessive control over the market or erode newsroom independence.

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026

As permafrost thaws and coastlines erode, some of that carbon is carried into the ocean.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 3, 2026

"These AI-generated fakes, growing more common, may also erode public trust in satellite imagery, and make the jobs of journalists and researchers more difficult."

From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026

The GAC had reached the conclusion that the intensified test schedule really was placing insupportable pressure on Los Alamos; sooner or later, Oppenheimer feared, the workload would erode the quality of the lab’s product.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

"Improved public services and better learning outcomes in schools will reinforce trust -- but if AI embeds bias in government decisions or erodes data privacy, that trust will be difficult to recover," said the statement.

From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026

“The risk would be if the demand outlook materially erodes relative to expectations,” Jefferies says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026

But such heavy commercial appeal erodes all that singularity, leaving queer people to fend for themselves in defining and celebrating their identities, apart from the pinkwashing.

From Salon ● Jun. 18, 2026

But any insider trading on prediction markets erodes trust in the platforms and causes traders to question the market’s integrity.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 10, 2026

The snow erodes, leaving the potholes in the roads near our house filled with muddy water.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

The social contract forged by the Revolution, he said, "has eroded" in recent years.

From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026

Freshly eroded fragments make the coastal ocean cloudy, while dissolved organic carbon can darken the water.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 3, 2026

That advantage is now being eroded from the top.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

"It's concerning because it's another place where sources of trusted information are being eroded by the constant doubt that AI might be involved," he added.

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026

A couple of miles offshore, a belt of pack ice and eroded bergs was drifting past, warning everyone of the winter to come.

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

Distributing financial responsibility unevenly across states risks eroding that commitment, replacing it with a system that depends more heavily on where one lives.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 24, 2026

Navy for months has successfully guided some tankers through a protected route along the Omani side of the strait, eroding Iran’s control and easing the pressure on global oil markets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026

I was not surprised by recent news that online classes have become swamped by artificial intelligence cheating, eroding academic integrity.

From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2026

Now they fear China is eroding that spirit in Hong Kong too.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

He was shorter than them, and real skinny, like the prairie winds were eroding him away.

From "Crash" by Jerry Spinelli