erode
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It also means more years in which inflation can erode purchasing power.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 9, 2026
We have done our best in recent years to erode the sacral aspect of this ceremony.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026
He added: “I’d like to see the entire beach erode all the way to our property before the road went across it.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
This is particularly important because acids produced by oral bacteria can gradually erode tooth enamel, increasing the risk of cavities.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026
The doors of the Great Hall loomed up in front of him; new-made, to replace the doors that burned, they seemed erode and ugly to him, raw planks hastily joined.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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The big question is whether AI carries the science there, or quietly erodes the bricks it is built on.
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026
In that teaching, the pope warned against a “technocratic paradigm” that defines people based on their productive outputs and erodes human dignity.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 24, 2026
In a statement Saturday, Supervisor Lindsey Horvath said that, “failing to hold yesterday’s meeting is unacceptable and erodes public trust.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 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
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
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While this funding stream has been eroded by inflation and failed to keep pace with population growth, state-level investments have been expanding to fill the gap.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 9, 2026
Workers say the rising cost of food, housing, transport and healthcare has eroded their purchasing power in a country with eight percent inflation.
From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026
But this "social contract" has clearly eroded, says Roos.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
Both Newport Beach and Long Beach are also rushing to move sand to shore up eroded beaches.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026
The need to feel sad was becoming a vice as the years eroded her.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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Droughts, El Niño, an eroding coast and the year-round threat of wildfires, much of it accelerated by climate change.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
Humboldt County officials have long debated what to do about Centerville Road, a narrow, twisting byway that leads to an eroding rural beach and a handful of homes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
Nomadic life is on the decline, and material gains in the larger cities—with better education and healthcare—are eroding interest in traditional ways.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
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
Dell had instructed me to answer "high growth," "medium growth," "no growth," or "eroding market."
From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan
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