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degrading

[dih-grey-ding] / dɪˈgreɪ dɪŋ /


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Rigid operational dictates cause infrastructure investment to plummet, ultimately degrading track quality and severely hurting long-term economic productivity.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

"That was the start of a lonely, degrading, dark time in my life," she said.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

The hapless man, Mr. de la Bédoyère writes, “sat by, unable or perhaps unwilling by virtue of his status and deference to do anything about the degrading spectacle.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 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

There is a theory that the process of aging may be due to the cumulative effect of imprecision, a gradual degrading of information.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas




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