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degrade

[dih-grayd, dee-grayd] / dɪˈgreɪd, diˈgreɪd /


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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

For every $1 invested in protecting or restoring nature, about $30 still goes into activities that degrade it, according to UN figures.

From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 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

In this they are quite unlike testimonies, which degrade as they pass from ear to ear in an endless game of Chinese whispers; eighteenth-century probability theorists actually devised formulae for calculating this rate of degradation.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

Second, professionals should actively protect loose connections, as a network naturally degrades if neglected.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

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 ● Feb. 9, 2026

"Most importantly, we found that the exact spatial arrangement of these neighboring groups dramatically changes how fast the polymer degrades," Gu said.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 4, 2026

If it degrades rapidly, that means insects are attracted to the plentiful organic matter.

From Salon ● Dec. 4, 2025

For whatever degrades and wrongs such a class degrades and wrongs the community and the country of which it forms a part.

From The Negro and the elective franchise. A Series Of Papers And A Sermon (The American Negro Academy. Occasional Papers, No. 11.) by Charles C. Cook

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 U.S. says that it has largely degraded Iran’s ability to see and track ships and that 95% of traffic is flowing safely through the waterway.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

Under this accord, nations set 23 global targets for 2030 including protecting 30 percent of land and oceans, tackling pollution and invasive species, and restoring degraded ecosystems.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 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

She squinted at the degraded word on the paper.

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack

That produces a different effect from existing drugs that target BCL6 by blocking or degrading it.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026

Residents say children remaining in wider Oleshky are suffering from malnutrition, a lack of medical services, and are "degrading" without access to education.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 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

I felt it would be degrading to faint with hunger on the causeway of a hamlet.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë


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