degrade

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The moves by the financial technology company, which owns TurboTax, Credit Karma and QuickBooks, are meant to shore up a sagging stock price—down about 33% this year—as investors worry AI will degrade software providers’ businesses.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026

However, McBeth notes that continued operations would continue to degrade Iran’s command and control structure.

From Salon • Mar. 10, 2026

When evolution experiments only reward a single state, other necessary states can degrade.

From Science Daily • Mar. 9, 2026

“You can’t degrade the travel experience for decades and then scold people for dressing to endure the experience,” he said.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 26, 2026

Testimonies degrade, facts do not, and yet both are grounded in the very same sensory experience.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton