degradation
Example Sentences
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Even samples that had undergone significant degradation still preserved traces of this organizational structure.
From Science Daily • May 12, 2026
We had four years of volume degradation because the consumers had to absorb too much price.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026
"Dragonflies and damselflies are good indicators of the health of a region. Consequently, when their numbers drop, it could signal the potential degradation of an ecosystem," Koparde says.
From BBC • May 2, 2026
The top four qualifiers started on softer, high-grip “alternate” tires to establish position while the rest of the grid started on harder, more durable “primaries” to manage degradation on the 110-degree track surface.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026
Glad was I to get him out of the silk warehouse, and then out of a jeweller’s shop: the more he bought me, the more my cheek burned with a sense of annoyance and degradation.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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Vocabulary lists containing degradation
"Marigolds," Vocabulary from the short story
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By the Roots: Grad-, Gress-: to step
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"Mammoth Shakes and Monster Waves" Vocabulary from the informational text
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