degrade
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But the most up-to-date data shows that the hazard ratio didn’t degrade much over time, which commonly happens after experimental therapies move from smaller Phase 2 trials into larger Phase 3 studies.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026
For every dollar invested in protecting or restoring nature, about $30 still goes into activities that degrade it, according to UN figures.
From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026
The company eschews cooking ahead or food warmers, as that would degrade its quality and lead people to load up on other options.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
Recognizing that 9/11’s horrors compounded over the years does not degrade the memory of its initial victims.
From Slate ● Sep. 11, 2026
Galen’s text had never been accompanied by illustrations—Galen explicitly said that illustrations were worthless—because in a manuscript culture complex illustrations degrade rapidly each time they are copied.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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As frontotemporal dementia degrades social awareness, loved ones and neuroscientists confront the heartbreaking boundary between a changing mind and the enduring self.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
As permafrost degrades, glacial lake outbursts and rock-ice avalanches are expected to increase, producing faster, debris-laden floods that are harder to forecast.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
"Most importantly, we found that the exact spatial arrangement of these neighboring groups dramatically changes how fast the polymer degrades," Gu said.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 4, 2026
If it degrades rapidly, that means insects are attracted to the plentiful organic matter.
From Salon ● Dec. 4, 2025
For whatever degrades and wrongs such a class degrades and wrongs the community and the country of which it forms a part.
From The Negro and the elective franchise. A Series Of Papers And A Sermon (The American Negro Academy. Occasional Papers, No. 11.) by Charles C. Cook
From degraded batteries and pricey home electrical overhauls to state road-use taxes and specialized tires, pre-owned EVs can come with a unique ledger of surprising expenses.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026
"Too much double-stranded RNA or mRNA that cannot be degraded effectively may contribute to disease processes in some contexts."
From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2026
They can be produced on already degraded land, or made from waste products such as used cooking oil.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
Meanwhile Ezra Cohen, the former Trump defence official who is now a fellow at the Hudson Institute, described the president as having degraded Iran's conventional military threat.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
Although there are many doubters and naysayers, today there is widespread agreement among scientists that the environmental crises threatening the planet are climate change, stratospheric ozone depletion, and degraded water quality.
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
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That produces a different effect from existing drugs that target BCL6 by blocking or degrading it.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026
With Android foldables the crease where the display folds can be often noticeable, degrading the consumer experience.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
The claim was brought in negligence and under Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights, incorporated by the Human Rights Act 1998, which bars inhuman or degrading treatment.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
“The experience was traumatizing, degrading and humiliating,” André said when the lawsuit was filed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
Everywhere one looked the boundary between the moral and the wicked seemed to be degrading.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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