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degrade

[dih-grayd, dee-grayd] / dɪˈgreɪd, diˈgreɪd /


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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

After letting the culture of William Morris degrade for years?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 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

As frozen ground degrades, previously buried minerals become exposed and water interacts more extensively with rock surfaces.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 20, 2026

"This was before plastic was introduced into bank notes, it degrades," he said.

From BBC ● Feb. 21, 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

We are surrounded by a lobby which degrades every man here by constant temptation and offers of corruption; the monopoly has made it no place where a careful father will send his son.”

From The Squatter and the Don by C. Loyal

Tooth enamel is the hardest tissue in the body, and its proteins survive long after DNA has degraded beyond recovery.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 5, 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

They can be produced on already degraded land, or made from waste products such as used cooking oil.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

Meanwhile Ezra Cohen, the former Trump defence official who is now a fellow at the Hudson Institute, described the president as having degraded Iran's conventional military threat.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

The only way to eradicate transformation was to digest the material with an enzyme that, of all things, degraded DNA.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

But opponents continued to challenge executions, including execution methods, as painful or degrading.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

That produces a different effect from existing drugs that target BCL6 by blocking or degrading it.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 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

Each, I felt, was degrading, and I thought we should insist on the honorific “Mister.”

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela


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