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corrode

[kuh-rohd] / kəˈroʊd /


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

From Barron's ● Jul. 6, 2026

Higher ethanol blends can also corrode gasoline pumps, storage tanks and other infrastructure unless retailers and distributors make upgrades.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 10, 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

However, he notes that there are still challenges in ensuring that electrolysis systems like this don't corrode too quickly over time.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2025

Be a lot of work to clean ’em up and rezinc them, too, so they don’t corrode.

From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings

The role of compromise is critical in a democracy, but with an important caveat: Compromise untethered from principled leadership corrodes democratic legitimacy rather than preserving it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026

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

From Slate ● May 16, 2026

The criticism forced Attorney General Eric Holder to apologize and led to new Justice Department policies sharply limiting investigations of journalists, recognizing that targeting reporters to identify sources corrodes the First Amendment itself.

From Salon ● Jan. 17, 2026

“When an officer turns routine traffic stops into opportunities for theft, for their own benefit, it corrodes public trust and endangers the integrity of our justice system.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 25, 2025

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

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland

CSB reports cited a range of avoidable failures, from corroded pipes to the lack of safety equipment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026

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

From MarketWatch ● May 8, 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

“Here, take this fork,” the man said, handing Ignatius a bent and corroded semblance of a spear.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole

"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

In columns and on TV, he warns that Hegseth’s cavalier attitude toward the rule of law and civilian protections is corroding military professionalism.

From Salon ● Mar. 11, 2026

It has been corroding not just in the US but across the western world for decades now.

From BBC ● Jan. 24, 2026

Much of the corroding metal throughout the structure needs to be replaced, but “the masonry’s in good condition,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2025

He unsnapped the corroding latches and opened it.

From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy




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