degradation
Example Sentences
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"The levy of 30% on worn clothing is intended to mitigate environmental degradation while promoting domestic production," the bill says, according to local news outlet the Kampala Report.
From BBC • May 23, 2026
Even samples that had undergone significant degradation still preserved traces of this organizational structure.
From Science Daily • May 12, 2026
"Dragonflies and damselflies are good indicators of the health of a region. Consequently, when their numbers drop, it could signal the potential degradation of an ecosystem," Koparde says.
From BBC • May 2, 2026
The documents are highly sensitive to light, and the lumens of the overhead lamps are kept as low as candlelight to avoid risking degradation.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026
It will be the working base for an action program designed to eliminate the political oppression, the economic exploitation, and the social degradation suffered daily by twenty-two million Afro-Americans.”
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
Vocabulary lists containing degradation
"Marigolds," Vocabulary from the short story
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By the Roots: Grad-, Gress-: to step
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"Mammoth Shakes and Monster Waves" Vocabulary from the informational text
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