degrade

Example Sentences

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The GCT described the giant tortoises as "ecosystem engineers" and said they played an "outsized role in restoring degraded ecosystems" because of the way their activity shapes landscapes.

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Of the £32m that was never recovered, Kent's chief constable Tim Smith still hopes part of the haul can be traced, but said the old paper notes may be buried in the ground and degrading.

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Tehran may assume that Washington's objectives would be limited to degrading nuclear and missile capabilities.

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"We find that the asking of those questions had the effect of violating the claimant's dignity and creating a degrading and humiliating environment."

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What can he possibly mean by parading himself in our colonies and our possessions in the degrading position he occupies?'

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