degradation
Example Sentences
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On the streets of the capital Tirana, protesters have cited the project to air grievances about unchecked power, environmental degradation and real-estate development, putting the country’s Prime Minister Edi Rama on the defensive.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
"I don't see the Russian economy entering the 1990s or something similar, it's just a slow degradation of everything," he added.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 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
The question, experts say, is whether officials can somehow deal with the dangerous chemicals in a way that does not end in a blast or the type of spill that causes environmental degradation.
From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 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
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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