erode

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Those unanticipated costs can quietly erode retirement savings if retirees aren’t prepared.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

The experience of the nonagency mortgage-backed securities market before the 2008 financial crisis shows how opacity can enable misrepresentations of asset quality, erode investor confidence and contribute to market unraveling.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026

That has been exacerbated, she said, by homeowners’ failure to comply with terms of the original permit, which required them to provide sand to cover the geotubes—sand that would naturally erode and nourish other beaches.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

To the extent more stock trading moves from traditional markets to the blockchain, traditional firms could also see their profits erode.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

Moisture damage caused the tiles on the ceiling to erode or fall off.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel