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corrode

[kuh-rohd] / kəˈroʊd /


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As these planes age, they can corrode and require increasingly complex, time-consuming maintenance to keep them flight-ready.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 30, 2026

The EU executive, however, has repeatedly insisted the new rules would not corrode national labour and tax laws.

From Barron's Jul. 6, 2026

People travelling on one of the UK's busiest rail lines face weeks of disruption as engineers replace overhead power lines that corrode quicker than any other part of the network.

From BBC May 22, 2026

Starring a stacked Guatemalan cast, including actor Tony Revolori, the project underlined the encroaching impacts of climate change that corrode once treasured memories, including those of Moreno, who grew up visiting the vacation destination.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 27, 2026

Fortunately, as Marilyn Frye has noted, every birdcage has a door, and every birdcage can be broken and can corrode.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

It must become a philosophy that corrodes collective faith, collective beliefs, and becomes excessively individualistic.

From Slate May 16, 2026

I learned that leaving the knife wet corrodes it.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 23, 2025

“When an officer violates someone’s civil rights, it corrodes trust in law enforcement and undermines the effectiveness of other officers who sacrifice to protect the public,” U.S.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 18, 2024

Whether all this corrodes public trust in politicians and what they say - well that’s a question for another day.

From BBC Jun. 20, 2024

The salt in seawater also corrodes metal and destroys electrical connectors.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland

He is right that forward guidance has corroded the central bank’s discipline rather than sharpened it.

From MarketWatch May 8, 2026

The infrastructure is part of an offshore oil operation that had been closed since 2015, when a corroded section of one of the pipelines burst and caused one of the state’s worst oil spills.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 23, 2026

That incident prompted Japanese authorities to step up efforts to replace corroded pipes across the country.

From BBC Feb. 19, 2026

However, the researchers did not look into what happened when the glass was deliberately smashed -- or corroded by chemicals.

From Barron's Feb. 18, 2026

I heard a cracking sound, and the next thing I knew, the corroded metal of the garbage can began to collapse and I fell to the ground.

From "Kira-Kira" by Cynthia Kadohata

"I cannot describe it. I mean, it looks ugly, really ugly," the 69-year-old said, peering through its corroding gates.

From Barron's Jul. 15, 2026

The confession results in confusion and anger erupting like molten lava from all sides, instantly corroding Emma’s bond with Charlie and her relationships with their friends.

From Salon Apr. 9, 2026

Filming in a constricting boxy aspect ratio, the Ukrainian director takes us inside a corroding prison filled with men unjustly incarcerated as enemies of the state.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 26, 2026

The goal isn’t to erase conflict but to keep it from corroding the bond.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 19, 2025

He unsnapped the corroding latches and opened it.

From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy




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