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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

Laboratory tests showed that enzymes from very distantly related animals, including a sponge, an earthworm and a springtail, could also degrade microbial PHAs.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026

He then added he would not attend the count as Essex Police had told him about an "organised campaign to disrupt and degrade the result".

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

The four former commissioners have signed a joint letter arguing that the gondola proposal “would enable a private development to permanently and irreparably shrink, degrade, and destroy the integrity of a state park.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 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

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

From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026

However, they are not without limitations: they are sensitive to external disturbances -- such as strong magnetic fields near a hard drive -- and their performance typically degrades over time.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 21, 2025

Lifespan: Heavy use degrades the coating in about a year, though judicious care can extend the pan’s life to, say, three years.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2025

Sickness spreads, often directly through viruses or indirectly by depleting family resources, putting stress on people that degrades their health.

From Salon ● May 27, 2025

It degrades the quiet intensity of “A Grammarian’s Funeral” to make the grammarian’s pupil, who is aiding in bearing his body up the mountain side, declaim against the world.

From Browning and the Dramatic Monologue by S. S. (Samuel Silas) Curry

The researchers "tested it in soil, seawater and deionised water. It degraded in all of those conditions ... and we estimate that it would biodegrade within about nine months," she said.

From Barron's ● Aug. 23, 2026

The section of West Cliff Drive near where the accident took place was heavily damaged by high waves during the winter of 2023-24 and has been further degraded by ongoing coastal erosion.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026

Detecting it in fossil bone therefore provides an additional chemical clue that degraded collagen is present.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 14, 2026

Initially, the model degraded responses to some questions about AI development without notifying users.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

This phrase, ‘immutable mobiles’, sums up neatly the epistemological paradox of the fact: facts can be moved around, transferred from one person to another, without being degraded, or so at least the story goes.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

“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 that process also stops them fully degrading and causes toxic chemicals to leach into the environment."

From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026

Known as living plastics, these materials contain dormant microbes capable of degrading the surrounding polymer.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 17, 2026

Which means I have to lie to her on a daily basis, which is in itself enjoyable but a little degrading at the same time.

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett