degraded
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Peatlands store 30% of Wales' land-based carbon, despite covering only 4% of the surface, but they are about 90% degraded, meaning they leak greenhouse gases instead of storing them.
From BBC • Jul. 3, 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 study also documented what scientists call a "regime shift" -- the point at which an ecosystem crosses a threshold and rapidly reorganizes into a fundamentally different and often degraded condition.
From Science Daily • Jun. 26, 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
“See! There they are,” said Herbert, “coming out of the Tap. What a degraded and vile sight it is!”
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
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"The Declaration of Sentiments" (1848)
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