erode
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Other items seek to help California defend itself from federal efforts to erode the state’s environmental authority.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
Positive sentiment for employment is also starting to erode.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026
He added: "Our work suggests that tectonic uplift related to continental rifting and breakup created both steep slopes and high ground, providing the mountainous terrain that rivers and glaciers could readily erode."
From Science Daily ● Aug. 21, 2026
Cutting prices could erode profit margins, even as the company is operating on a loss due to the billions it is spending to develop and advance its models.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
The buildings looked substantial, unlikely ever to erode.
From "The Dead and the Gone" by Susan Beth Pfeffer
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Over time, this gradually erodes the purchasing power of a dollar.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
"Improved public services and better learning outcomes in schools will reinforce trust -- but if AI embeds bias in government decisions or erodes data privacy, that trust will be difficult to recover," said the statement.
From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026
Credibility erodes when central banks announce goals without a strategy to achieve them.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 10, 2026
But such heavy commercial appeal erodes all that singularity, leaving queer people to fend for themselves in defining and celebrating their identities, apart from the pinkwashing.
From Salon ● Jun. 18, 2026
But the liquid from within bounced on the still water like a violent rainstorm that erodes the land.
From "The Ugly One" by Leanne Statland Ellis
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At the Old Bailey last year, Mrs Justice Cheema-Grubb said Gill had abused his position and had eroded "public confidence in democracy".
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
“Crews then removed some of the failed pavement and moved sand to backfill and secure some of the eroded edges,” the Instagram post read.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
For example, Iran’s Shahed attack drone, which features Chinese components, has threatened U.S. allies and eroded America’s military advantage.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
The social contract forged by the Revolution, he said, "has eroded" in recent years.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
It was overgrazed; rain eroded big arroyos in the gray clay, and the salt bush took hold.
From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko
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In an era when short TikTok and YouTube videos are being blamed for eroding attention spans and fueling a reading crisis, social media, it transpires, is creating new audiences for the classics.
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
He should know about eroding the foundations of commonality.
From Salon ● Sep. 3, 2026
"In the Wasatch, the mountains themselves are eroding and burying the snow, and that's why the rock glaciers exist," Anderson noted.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 28, 2026
Swells are eroding beaches, damaging parking lots and bathrooms, and even resurfacing long-buried coastal infrastructure.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
Percy’s energy had drained out of him, leaving him weak and feverish, like his insides were eroding.
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
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