degrade
Example Sentences
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The silk fibres are implanted into a vein or hollow conduit to repair a nerve and eventually degrade into the body.
From BBC
But there are a series of technical challenges that need to be overcome, including launch constraints and radiation that could degrade chips used in the data centers.
From MarketWatch
But there are a series of technical challenges that need to be overcome, including launch constraints and radiation that could degrade chips used in the data centers.
From MarketWatch
At a press conference, the island's governor Nigel Phillips said: "The airport fire engines have each developed faults. This degrades the level of fire cover that can be provided."
From BBC
But accepting that “where they are” is a degraded information ecosystem designed to reward the worst impulses in human nature means admitting that there is no possibility of rebuilding something more substantive.
From Salon
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