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But studies show AI text detectors are often unreliable, generating false positives that can erode trust between instructors and students and forcing teachers to devise innovative methods to detect cheating and evaluate assignments.

From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026

Indian mom-and-pop investors who put their money into the Nifty have seen their wealth erode by about 15% this year.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

Renewed investor concern that high government deficits could erode the value of fiat currencies is one reason behind the shift in thinking.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

“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

Through him you would meet someone else you liked a lot better and gradually your friendship with the first person would erode, then vanish into aggrieved memory.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

As a team, we believed that inspiration erodes apathy and yields empathy.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 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

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

With many years of military experience, I know what happens when you ration a scarce, aging fleet against rising demand: readiness erodes, and someone downstream absorbs the risk.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 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

The deck replacement is necessary because traffic loads on the span have become increasingly heavy, and salt air has eroded bridge materials.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

Over the last few weeks, California’s coastline has been battered by repeated high-surf events that have eroded beaches and damaged infrastructure.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

Savers may be offered more generous returns, but the spending power of their savings could be eroded by the rising cost of living.

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 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

Kneeling before our little statue of the Virgin with an eroded face I endeavored to pray for my future husband.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

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

Already this year, multiple counties have declared local emergencies as a spell of powerful, tropical storms from the Pacific sent high surf to Southern California, eroding local beaches.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026

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

The changes are eroding freedom of navigation, a cornerstone of global shipping, the group said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

She smiles and her new dentures are still in, the ones Dr. Simon cast for her when her teeth started eroding from the stomach acid.

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett