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Virtually all aspects of the game degrade in the heat, Mandelbaum said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026

The former is a truly abysmal “spy film,” if you can degrade the genre by calling it that, while the latter is the best in the franchise, which isn’t saying much.

From Salon ● Jun. 6, 2026

Missions have limited time to gather enough sunlight driven X-ray signals, and detectors can degrade during long periods in space.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 6, 2026

In response to near-daily Russian bombardments, Ukraine regularly strikes Russian territory, saying it hits military and energy sites to degrade Moscow's capacity to fund its offensive.

From Barron's ● Jun. 2, 2026

I said, determined to see if he would not offer me the use of the dilapidated outhouse, which certainly no human could degrade any more than time and the elements had.

From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin

However, they are not without limitations: they are sensitive to external disturbances -- such as strong magnetic fields near a hard drive -- and their performance typically degrades over time.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 21, 2025

Lifespan: Heavy use degrades the coating in about a year, though judicious care can extend the pan’s life to, say, three years.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2025

“It significantly degrades trust ... and people will also be hurt because they won’t trust the messaging.”

From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2025

Vitamin C is heat sensitive, which means it degrades because the food inside pouches is heated to ensure safety and increase shelf life.

From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2025

I am satisfied that the discipline of the average prison hardens and degrades.

From The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 11 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Miscellany by Ingersoll, Robert Green

Even worse, recognizing the long con has degraded offline interactions as well.

From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2026

High-energy lasers are degraded by atmospheric conditions — rain, fog, sand and smoke all scatter and absorb the beam, reducing effective range and time on target.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 29, 2026

The UK's Trades Union Congress has warned that AI technology could repeat "the disaster of deindustrialisation" as shareholders get richer while jobs are "degraded or displaced".

From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026

And while the crisis is also etched in the island's "very degraded" football pitches, the World Cup "allows us to clear our minds for a while," he said with a smile.

From Barron's ● Jun. 14, 2026

The two children were on the sofa, their sobs having degraded into tearful whimpers.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman

But the stockpiles were initially designed for up to five full drawdowns, and the frequent releases are degrading the sites’ integrity, experts say.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026

The researchers found that excess EXO1 destabilizes newly formed DNA through two main mechanisms, expanding single-stranded DNA gaps and degrading reversed replication forks.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 20, 2026

But Nowak's family said the way he was treated by police was "inhumane and degrading".

From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2026

I assume you’re going to live in this new home for the next 20-odd years, and that you have the means to upgrade without degrading your retirement fund.

From MarketWatch ● May 11, 2026

But what none of us realized was how demeaning and degrading this actually was.

From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers