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
That would come at a cost: Refined products can degrade and must be continually replaced.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 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
Copper wires can carry very high frequencies too, but only for a few feet before the signal starts to degrade in strength due to certain parasitic effects.
From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman
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They said these often contained heavy metal salts or nitrosamines that can leach into the environment once the balloon degrades.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
As frozen ground degrades, previously buried minerals become exposed and water interacts more extensively with rock surfaces.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 20, 2026
“My biggest fear is that it further degrades mainstream confidence in medicine, and actually leads to a kind of Wild West for patients,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 5, 2026
If it degrades rapidly, that means insects are attracted to the plentiful organic matter.
From Salon ● Dec. 4, 2025
As another expresses it, a system that degrades can never advance.
From Auricular Confession and Popish Nunneries Volumes I. and II., Complete by William Hogan
They claim the TPLF's capabilities are being steadily degraded.
From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026
Under this accord, nations set 23 global targets for 2030 including protecting 30 percent of land and oceans, tackling pollution and invasive species, and restoring degraded ecosystems.
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026
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
She squinted at the degraded word on the paper.
From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack
That produces a different effect from existing drugs that target BCL6 by blocking or degrading it.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026
Campaigners have claimed that the sentences could amount to inhumane and degrading treatment.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
It acknowledged that data centers employ tens of thousands of union members while pledging to fight to keep AI from degrading job quality.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
“The experience was traumatizing, degrading and humiliating,” André said when the lawsuit was filed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
I would have consented to live under the most rigid type of dictatorship, for I felt that dictatorships, too, defined the use of men, however degrading that use might be.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
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