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“Root systems protect Lake Tahoe’s clarity by stabilizing soils that could erode, and uptaking nutrients that would feed algae in the lake,” Cowen wrote in an email.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026

Preferential treatment for Ottawa would erode the willingness of those countries to accept the obligations that come with access to the single market.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

Although Carney is hugely popular for now, his domestic standing could erode as Canadians absorb the full consequences of a realignment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026

Careful savers saw years of historically low interest rates erode the income they once relied on from CDs and money-market accounts.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026

They found it easily enough: a erode concrete shed with a red neon sign flashing irregularly over the door and the sound of loud voices through the condensation-frosted windows.

From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman

One is mechanical stress, in which repeated contact with water droplets creates friction that slowly erodes a coating or causes pieces of it to peel away.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026

“That might not show up immediately, but over time people do recognize that change, and over time it erodes the brand positioning,” Stephens analyst Jim Salera said.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 8, 2026

"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

But often those patients can’t pay, leaving their bills to become bad debt that erodes hospital profits.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

But the liquid from within bounced on the still water like a violent rainstorm that erodes the land.

From "The Ugly One" by Leanne Statland Ellis

Already this year, multiple counties and towns have declared local emergencies as a spell of powerful tropical storms from the Pacific generated high surf that eroded local beaches.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026

The ubiquity of phones has not only eroded our manners, but also lessened the joys of bar and dining culture.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026

"Storm surf generated by Hurricane Marie and runoff from a storm drain outfall eroded a large portion of the festival site," said a statement from the city of Santa Monica.

From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026

At the Old Bailey last year, Mrs Justice Cheema-Grubb said Gill had abused his position and had eroded "public confidence in democracy".

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

As his support eroded, Octavian lashed out against Mark Antony and Cleopatra.

From "Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen" by Susan Blackaby

The practice was banned in 2020, but the bare faces that cutting left behind are still collapsing and eroding today, washing sediment down into reservoirs.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

In an era when short TikTok and YouTube videos are being blamed for eroding attention spans and fueling a reading crisis, social media, it transpires, is creating new audiences for the classics.

From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026

Here’s one way to think about how fast electric vehicles are eroding China’s oil demand: Imagine France just stopped using the stuff entirely.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

He should know about eroding the foundations of commonality.

From Salon ● Sep. 3, 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