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corrosion

[kuh-roh-zhuhn] / kəˈroʊ ʒən /


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The climate, low in moisture that can lead to rust in corrosion, is ideal for parking planes.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

Some had been there so long that corrosion was destroying them.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Operator Perenco said the cause was microbial corrosion in a buried pipeline.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

The material provides the strength, corrosion resistance and ductility required for demanding applications such as vehicle underbodies, frame elements and other key structural parts.

From Science Daily • Mar. 10, 2026

Did we repeat the experiment, we should instead inoculate in the leg, which, being further removed from the pneumatic, electrico-aetherial, and hydraulico- vascular machinery, is less likely to lead to internal corrosion and fatality, viz.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson




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