degradation

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Anthropic, which has seen growth accelerate at more than eight times the rapid rate it expected, faced a computing crunch that some users said caused outages or a degradation of its capabilities.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

"The levy of 30% on worn clothing is intended to mitigate environmental degradation while promoting domestic production," the bill says, according to local news outlet the Kampala Report.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

"We already have identified molecules that slow down hyaluronan degradation and are testing them in pre-clinical trials," Seluanov says.

From Science Daily • May 10, 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

Researchers knew from simulated zero-gravity studies using animals that space travel could cause cardiovascular changes, degradation of bone and muscle, and a loss of red blood cells.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot