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For every $1 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

But former Apple AI staffers say that its privacy stance can slow its own product development and degrade the AI experiences it is able to offer on its platform.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 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

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

No generation has the right to dictate to another what its culture ought to be, or to degrade its choices as stupid and offensive.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz

As permafrost degrades, glacial lake outbursts and rock-ice avalanches are expected to increase, producing faster, debris-laden floods that are harder to forecast.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 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

"Most importantly, we found that the exact spatial arrangement of these neighboring groups dramatically changes how fast the polymer degrades," Gu said.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 4, 2026

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

This is fixed unalterably by the laws of the supreme legislator, and solemnly engaged unto at the coronation: and whosoever declines or destroys this fundamental condition, he degrades and deposes himself.

From A Hind Let Loose Or, An Historical Representation of the Testimonies of the Church of Scotland for the Interest of Christ. With the True State Thereof in All Its Periods by Alexander Shields

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

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

There are a few fun visual gags about the degraded far-future — a hospital named St. God’s, the city’s digital clock tower being stuck on a blinking 12:00 — but its punchlines tend toward nasty.

From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026

Soon after the party returned to Chislehurst, however, Olmsted’s health degraded and insomnia again shattered his nights.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

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

“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

I think it’s about time men start respecting women, instead of degrading women to the point where it’s unbearable.

From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers