degradation

Example Sentences

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Ocean warming has far-reaching consequences, such as degradation of marine ecosystems, biodiversity loss and reduction of the ocean carbon sink, the agency said.

From Barron's • Mar. 23, 2026

And without that, do you forecast some kind of degradation of Fox’s role in the decades to come?

From Slate • Mar. 21, 2026

Anxieties about overconsumption and environmental degradation lie beneath the playfulness.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026

"Numbers have plummeted due to a myriad of different factors including over-abstraction, habitat degradation, pollution, impacts on redds, in-stream barriers, climate change, and pressures associated within the marine environment."

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

I imagined about two hundred seventy-six different things Claire might do to me and how I might protect myself from utter and complete degradation in all two hundred seventy-six cases.

From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan