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degrading

[dih-grey-ding] / dɪˈgreɪ dɪŋ /


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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

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

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026

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

From BBC • Feb. 15, 2026

I felt it would be degrading to faint with hunger on the causeway of a hamlet.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë




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