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degradation

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


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"Some of the things you said to her did... amount to additional degradation and humiliation of her."

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

The Aravallis' degradation will affect all of northern India, experts say.

From Barron's • May 31, 2026

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 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

I leave a place of degradation and squalor, the likes of which I will never experience again.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline




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