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degradation

[deg-ruh-dey-shuhn] / ˌdɛg rəˈdeɪ ʃən /


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

From Slate • Mar. 21, 2026

The degradation of these systems reportedly led the US to redeploy Thaad components from South Korea to the Middle East.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

Anxieties about overconsumption and environmental degradation lie beneath the playfulness.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026

Domestic debt-related financial stress, coupled with the degradation of so many cross-border economic relationships, can have serious economic, political, and security consequences.

From Barron's • Mar. 7, 2026

He labors under an affliction in his speech, acquired through long habit of degradation or sudden excess of horror.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson