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erode

[ih-rohd] / ɪˈroʊd /


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He added: "Our work suggests that tectonic uplift related to continental rifting and breakup created both steep slopes and high ground, providing the mountainous terrain that rivers and glaciers could readily erode."

From Science Daily Aug. 21, 2026

In his first public comments on the transaction, Ellison rejected claims that a combined media giant would exert excessive control over the market or erode newsroom independence.

From BBC Aug. 4, 2026

"These AI-generated fakes, growing more common, may also erode public trust in satellite imagery, and make the jobs of journalists and researchers more difficult."

From Barron's Jul. 31, 2026

One reason is that rising prices continue to erode wage gains and purchasing power.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 30, 2026

The days continued to wear on, and their floe continued to erode.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong

"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

Credibility erodes when central banks announce goals without a strategy to achieve them.

From MarketWatch Jul. 10, 2026

The county said it all “further erodes confidence” in the district’s budgeting abilities.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 9, 2026

But such heavy commercial appeal erodes all that singularity, leaving queer people to fend for themselves in defining and celebrating their identities, apart from the pinkwashing.

From Salon Jun. 18, 2026

The wildflowers can’t push up, and when they don’t grow, the soil erodes and is carried into the streams by the rain.

From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George

The public's "confidence that planning rules apply equally to everyone" had been "significantly eroded", it claimed.

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

The social contract forged by the Revolution, he said, "has eroded" in recent years.

From Barron's Aug. 11, 2026

Freshly eroded fragments make the coastal ocean cloudy, while dissolved organic carbon can darken the water.

From Science Daily Aug. 3, 2026

“The gap tends to widen quietly over time, and most retirees don’t notice it until it’s already eroded their budget.”

From MarketWatch Jul. 29, 2026

Most of the stelae at Kaan were made from soft stone that has eroded too much to be readable.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

Now they fear China is eroding that spirit in Hong Kong too.

From BBC Aug. 21, 2026

Columnist Nicole Nguyen discusses how that’s eroding our sense of reality.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 8, 2026

This misperception carries profound consequences and is currently rippling through our world, eroding trust, deepening isolation and creating a social environment in which empathy is swiftly becoming an atrophied muscle in desperate need of exercise.

From Salon Jul. 30, 2026

At the time, Wall Street was doubtful that Verizon would be able to pull off the transformation without eroding its financials or offsetting the industry balance.

From MarketWatch Jul. 24, 2026

With the advance of the spring, their floe was eroding at the edges.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong




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