degradation
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"Then they try to suppress it, and that can come with a lot of performance degradation," Farre Kaga said.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 6, 2026
The storm swells are likely to create more problems for coastal communities that have suffered severe beach degradation this summer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
The Pentagon has previously said the reduced drills would cause "no degradation to US training objectives".
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
They cite a lack of research, that nearly no other countries have approved use of these products, and their concerns about how the peptides are made, including the degradation and concentration of active ingredients.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026
I imagined about two hundred seventy-six different things Claire might do to me and how I might protect myself from utter and complete degradation in all two hundred seventy-six cases.
From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan
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“He’s the guy that we put through a series of degradations and humiliations, but like the Energizer Bunny, he keeps coming back. By braving all of these things, he becomes extremely endearing.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2025
At first, Natasha’s antipathy toward parenthood feels refreshingly specific, with its focus on the mundane degradations that can haunt the imaginations of the happily childless.
From New York Times ● May 12, 2022
Under Hawpe’s leadership, the Courier Journal successfully fought to rein in the excesses and environmental degradations of the mining industry.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 19, 2021
First, he didn’t mention a word about poverty as a primary driver of environmental degradations.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 29, 2020
But within our boundaries we, too, drew a line that included our right to bread regardless of the indignities or degradations involved in getting it.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
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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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