degrade
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But the most up-to-date data shows that the hazard ratio didn’t degrade much over time, which commonly happens after experimental therapies move from smaller Phase 2 trials into larger Phase 3 studies.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026
That would come at a cost: Refined products can degrade and must be continually replaced.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 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
The environmental impact of traditional balloons, which despite their advertising do not degrade, is largely unknown to the general public.
From Barron's ● Aug. 23, 2026
Testimonies degrade, facts do not, and yet both are grounded in the very same sensory experience.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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As frontotemporal dementia degrades social awareness, loved ones and neuroscientists confront the heartbreaking boundary between a changing mind and the enduring self.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
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
If it degrades rapidly, that means insects are attracted to the plentiful organic matter.
From Salon ● Dec. 4, 2025
However, they are not without limitations: they are sensitive to external disturbances -- such as strong magnetic fields near a hard drive -- and their performance typically degrades over time.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 21, 2025
"And," said Lorimer, "how can a man love or respect a woman who buys him, and degrades him in his own eyes?"
From Woman and Artist by Max O'Rell
Tooth enamel is the hardest tissue in the body, and its proteins survive long after DNA has degraded beyond recovery.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 5, 2026
The train drivers' union Semaf, which has called strikes at Renfe for November 10 and 12, has denounced a worsening of working conditions and the use of "degraded systems".
From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026
From degraded batteries and pricey home electrical overhauls to state road-use taxes and specialized tires, pre-owned EVs can come with a unique ledger of surprising expenses.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026
They also alleged that Texas' supply of the drug had become degraded, as Pike's lawyers have similarly argued.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
This phrase, ‘immutable mobiles’, sums up neatly the epistemological paradox of the fact: facts can be moved around, transferred from one person to another, without being degraded, or so at least the story goes.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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That produces a different effect from existing drugs that target BCL6 by blocking or degrading it.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026
"Once it is cut up by deep ruts, the water balance can be altered for years degrading habitat and reducing carbon storage," she said.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
Power failures are the most acute risk, but a more insidious problem is if equipment keeps degrading more quickly than expected.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
“The experience was traumatizing, degrading and humiliating,” André said when the lawsuit was filed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
Even if it means doing something extremely degrading.
From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers
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