degenerate

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These stellar remnants behave in unusual ways, since their internal structure makes them shrink as they gain mass, which is why they are known as degenerate stars.

From Science Daily • Dec. 2, 2025

“If somebody launched a 5x Nvidia product tomorrow, it would probably get half a million dollars overnight. The appetite for degenerate leverage is pretty strong right now,” Nadig told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 23, 2025

His screen persona has often been the sleaziest of weasels, the connoisseur’s moral degenerate.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025

“It was like a full-on summer camp for degenerate punk rockers, if you will,” Dragge says.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 21, 2025

After a few minutes of conversation in which I established most easily my moral superiority over this degenerate, I found myself pondering once more the crises of our times.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole