- present tense form of erode (3rd person singular).
erodes
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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 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
Using the Congressional Budget Office’s projected 2026 borrowing pace, he finds one year of debt issuance erodes an additional 18 basis points of the remaining margin.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
As the icebergs drift, the seawater erodes them from below, until the berg abruptly topples over and continues its journey upside down.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
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