degradation
Example Sentences
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After that, however, widespread deforestation and degradation in tropical rainforests pushed the system into decline.
From Science Daily • Apr. 13, 2026
Ocean warming has far-reaching consequences, such as degradation of marine ecosystems, biodiversity loss and reduction of the ocean carbon sink, the agency said.
From Barron's • Mar. 23, 2026
Anxieties about overconsumption and environmental degradation lie beneath the playfulness.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026
As a key oil producer, Saudi Arabia is relied upon to surge output and stabilize markets during crises, but any physical degradation of its export capacity neuters this critical fail-safe.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026
It’s not great, I guess, but it’s better than the cafeteria with its lights and noise and human degradation.
From "Sparrow" by Sarah Moon
Vocabulary lists containing degradation
"Marigolds," Vocabulary from the short story
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By the Roots: Grad-, Gress-: to step
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"Mammoth Shakes and Monster Waves" Vocabulary from the informational text
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