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corrosive

[kuh-roh-siv] / kəˈroʊ sɪv /


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“But when universities do the same thing by trying to weasel out of their contracts, it’s equally corrosive.”

From The Wall Street Journal

But prosecutors accuse the company of being a corrosive influence -- running elaborate online networks that target people with romance or business cons and launder the proceeds through cryptocurrency.

From Barron's

"London's housing crisis has deepened into something more corrosive: an affordability breakdown that is reshaping how a generation lives, works and plans for the future."

From BBC

Money can have a corrosive effect on relationships — romantic, platonic and familial — and upsets the balance of power in a relationship.

From MarketWatch

It is deeply corrosive of personal mores and social trust.

From The Wall Street Journal