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One of the beefs homeowners have with PWCs—and so called “wake boats”—is that the waves they generate can slam moored boats into docks and erode shorelines.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

But studies show AI text detectors are often unreliable, generating false positives that can erode trust between instructors and students and forcing teachers to devise innovative methods to detect cheating and evaluate assignments.

From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026

Indian mom-and-pop investors who put their money into the Nifty have seen their wealth erode by about 15% this year.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

“Root systems protect Lake Tahoe’s clarity by stabilizing soils that could erode, and uptaking nutrients that would feed algae in the lake,” Cowen wrote in an email.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026

The doors of the Great Hall loomed up in front of him; new-made, to replace the doors that burned, they seemed erode and ugly to him, raw planks hastily joined.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

As a team, we believed that inspiration erodes apathy and yields empathy.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

She wrote a series of articles about the problem of loneliness among older people, which she described as "a creeping enemy which erodes confidence."

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

In concentrated markets, companies have every incentive to avoid competing aggressively because competition erodes margins.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

One is mechanical stress, in which repeated contact with water droplets creates friction that slowly erodes a coating or causes pieces of it to peel away.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026

The snow erodes, leaving the potholes in the roads near our house filled with muddy water.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

Swiss cement maker Holcim is being sued by residents of an Indonesian island being eroded by rising sea levels.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

It’s unclear what caused the crack, but a Laguna Beach spokesperson said in an email that the recent storm surges could have eroded the base of the slope.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

She said restructurings were necessary as companies adapt to changing consumption patterns, which have eroded the more lucrative TV economics of yesteryear.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

Savers may be offered more generous returns, but the spending power of their savings could be eroded by the rising cost of living.

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026

It eroded the rocky crest the way a river cuts through a mountain range.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir

“Our beaches are eroding and our wildfire risk is very high, especially during Santa Ana wind conditions. These are scary times and they require us to respond.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

Kyl was single-handedly responsible for forcing the government to upgrade the eroding U.S. nuclear arsenal.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

The practice was banned in 2020, but the bare faces that cutting left behind are still collapsing and eroding today, washing sediment down into reservoirs.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

Communities have seen waves pound the coastline, eroding the shore and putting homes and infrastructure at risk.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026

He climbed the cracked, eroding concrete steps to his front door and had his hand on the doorknob before thinking better of it.

From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner