corrosive

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Xi's predecessor Hu Jintao called corruption a corrosive challenge that would "cost the party the support of the people".

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

There are now more than a dozen similar bills winding through statehouses from Olympia, Wash., to Albany, N.Y., as legislators try to rein in a practice the majority of Americans see as dangerous and corrosive.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2026

While German municipalities used to allow citizens to sprinkle salt on frozen walkways, this was banned years ago, in favour of just gravel, as the corrosive salt is known to attack the roots of trees.

From Barron's • Feb. 5, 2026

He singled out the U.S. as a leading threat, writing essays that criticized what he described as American arrogance and the corrosive influence of American consumerism—views that prompted peers to call him a “culture warrior.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 31, 2026

Without slowing I held my breath, closed my eyes, and jumped over the fog, not wanting to let the horrible corrosive stuff touch my legs.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss