degrading

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They also justify his choice to continue the campaign, degrading Iran’s missile and drone infrastructure and thereby its ability to support proxies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

But the U.S. will do better to keep its eyes on the prize of degrading the regime and its weaponry.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026

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.

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2026

It has cut back on the amount of hardware needed to control large numbers of qubits, the basic units of information in a quantum computer, without degrading fidelity.

From Barron's • Jan. 6, 2026

Which means I have to lie to her on a daily basis, which is in itself enjoyable but a little degrading at the same time.

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett