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The company eschews cooking ahead or food warmers, as that would degrade its quality and lead people to load up on other options.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 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

The environmental impact of traditional balloons, which despite their advertising do not degrade, is largely unknown to the general public.

From Barron's ● Aug. 23, 2026

Medical applications include wound dressings, drug delivery systems, and resorbable implants or sutures that slowly degrade inside the body.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026

“A more conservative association was wanted. And now if we divide and Mrs. Stanton shall be deposed from the presidency you virtually degrade her.”

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling

When a biopsy is taken, the genetic material in the tissue degrades within hours, unless it is protected.

From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026

If it degrades rapidly, that means insects are attracted to the plentiful organic matter.

From Salon ● Dec. 4, 2025

Diet activates autophagy -- a cellular "clean-up" process that degrades and recycles damaged proteins.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 2025

Ferrari also faces the risk of its EV losing value faster than its traditional models as the battery degrades.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2025

In the course of his remarks, Mr. Dixon had occasion to say that slavery degrades free labor.

From Presidential Candidates: containing Sketches, Biographical, Personal and Political, of Prominent Candidates for the Presidency in 1860 by D. W. Bartlett

The Tennessee Department of Correction has not specifically addressed an allegation from Pike's legal team that the pentobarbital it used was "degraded".

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

Midrange drones have degraded some Russian electronic-warfare systems and hobbled 300 vessels.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

Nothing has degraded more for Latino men, however, than the simple pleasures of life.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

If some of these satellites get hacked, damaged, derailed, or destroyed, America’s ability to fight a war would be seriously degraded.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

The bubbles were small, inconspicuous, and held a strange, unpalatable beauty when shafts of light pierced them and brightened his mouth with a briefly degraded spectrum of color.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

With Android foldables the crease where the display folds can be often noticeable, degrading the consumer experience.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

"Once it is cut up by deep ruts, the water balance can be altered for years degrading habitat and reducing carbon storage," she said.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

“The experience was traumatizing, degrading and humiliating,” André said when the lawsuit was filed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026

A ride on a people mover feels even more degrading in comparison to the alternative mode serving other travelers.

From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2026

But what none of us realized was how demeaning and degrading this actually was.

From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers