erosion

Example Sentences

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For example, maintaining green spaces as wildlife habitat can buffer infrastructure from severe weather, erosion or flooding.

From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026

Traditional finance firms and Sifma oppose a broad exemption, citing investor protection concerns and potential profit erosion.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

Against the actual cost of living, it is a slow erosion.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

These have resulted in weaker profitability and greater net asset value erosion over time relative to business-development company peers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

Because of erosion on the Earth, our monuments and artifacts will not, in the natural course of things, survive to the distant future.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan