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“Root systems protect Lake Tahoe’s clarity by stabilizing soils that could erode, and uptaking nutrients that would feed algae in the lake,” Cowen wrote in an email.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026

In the 1960s and into the 1970s, he wanted immigration officials to keep out undocumented workers, believing they’d be exploited as strikebreakers for growers and erode his union’s bargaining power.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

The traditional path for young people to succeed began to erode long ago.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026

He added: "Our work suggests that tectonic uplift related to continental rifting and breakup created both steep slopes and high ground, providing the mountainous terrain that rivers and glaciers could readily erode."

From Science Daily ● Aug. 21, 2026

In doing so he had gradually begun to erode the racial attitudes of many—though far from all— white Americans.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

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

“That might not show up immediately, but over time people do recognize that change, and over time it erodes the brand positioning,” Stephens analyst Jim Salera said.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 8, 2026

"Improved public services and better learning outcomes in schools will reinforce trust -- but if AI embeds bias in government decisions or erodes data privacy, that trust will be difficult to recover," said the statement.

From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026

“Every time City Hall fails to do that— potholes that don’t get fixed, streetlights that stay dark, 911 calls that go unanswered — it erodes people’s faith that government can solve problems at all.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2026

The snow erodes, leaving the potholes in the roads near our house filled with muddy water.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

If those safeguards are gradually eroded, he says, “the issue is no longer only whether the AfD is ‘bad for Jews.’

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

"Storm surf generated by Hurricane Marie and runoff from a storm drain outfall eroded a large portion of the festival site," said a statement from the city of Santa Monica.

From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026

A more-prolonged shutdown would have eroded investors’ faith in the markets, officials worried at the time.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026

"That's been eroded through increases in the National Living Wage, increases in National Insurance contributions and huge increases in the supply chain," he told the NI Affairs Committee.

From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026

But all he saw was a straight pencil line of canal going violet through a wide shallow valley penned by low, eroded hills, and on until it fell over the sky’s edge.

From "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury

The practice was banned in 2020, but the bare faces that cutting left behind are still collapsing and eroding today, washing sediment down into reservoirs.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

Communities have seen waves pound the coastline, eroding the shore and putting homes and infrastructure at risk.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026

The rial has plunged to record lows, reaching around 2.2 million to the US dollar in recent days, while year-on-year inflation hit 89 percent for the Iranian month ending August 22, sharply eroding purchasing power.

From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026

He should know about eroding the foundations of commonality.

From Salon ● Sep. 3, 2026

Percy’s energy had drained out of him, leaving him weak and feverish, like his insides were eroding.

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan