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Which wonder was primarily shaped by natural erosion?

erosion

[ih-roh-zhuhn] / Ιͺˈroʊ Κ’Ι™n /


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The erosion isn’t visible from the surface, but the broader market is facing a growing list of risks.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 19, 2026

Zydus likely can afford to compete aggressively on price to establish market share in this business, while UltraGreen remains disproportionately exposed to any erosion in average selling prices and volumes, they add.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

At the same time, increasing permafrost thaw is further weakening Arctic coastlines, making them more susceptible to erosion and storm damage.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026

Their work has included comparing the burnt land with adjacent untouched areas, allowing researchers to measure changes in soil carbon, nutrients, microbial activity, water repellency and erosion risk.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

Despite some erosion, money retained value over relatively long periods.

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

The ongoing Ebola crisis is escalating quickly, already ranked the third largest outbreak in history — and experts say erosions of U.S. health policy have fueled the crisis.

From Salon ● May 30, 2026

In these nations, the patterns were similar – erosions in freedom of speech, open elections, the rule of law, judicial independence, civil society and academic freedom.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2025

And because the world, and one’s continued engagement with it, is a repeated litany of small erosions, it is through the practice of beauty that we learn to survive, to soar even.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2024

Gradual erosions of privacy have wiped out quaint old notions about “private lives.”

From Washington Post ● Apr. 9, 2020

They were as old as erosions in a fishless desert.

From "The Old Man and The Sea" by Ernest Hemingway




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