decaying

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What showed up when those compounds were represented with colors on a plume map and compared with dozens of control-point samples of nearby soil indicated the presence of a decaying body, according to Eckenrode.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

Voyager 1, like its twin Voyager 2, is powered by a radioisotope thermoelectric generator that converts heat from decaying plutonium into electricity.

From Science Daily • May 4, 2026

A country can survive militarily while decaying politically.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Turn right, as the map tells you to do, and you’ll encounter decaying sidewalks, with cracked and buckled concrete that turns a modest uphill walk into an obstacle course.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

My habitual mood of humiliation, self-doubt, forlorn depression, fell damp on the embers of my decaying ire.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë