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corrode

verb as in wear away; eat away

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It corrupts the legal process, corrodes public faith in civic institutions, and invites further leaps up the partisan warfare escalator.

The unit was shuttered by a different company a decade ago after a corroded section of pipeline ruptured near Refugio State Beach, creating one of the state’s worst oil spills.

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"Everyone must lie", she says, because "to be honest is dangerous"; and yet "lying corrodes the team", which is much-needed to complete tasks.

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The conflict has drained Moscow’s economic and military resources, corroding the influence it once wielded beyond its borders.

The lines have sat idle since 2015, when a corroded section ruptured near Refugio State Beach, creating one of the state’s worst oil spills.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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