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

"If its vegetation and soil cover are not properly managed, the surface is easily subject to erosion, degrading farmland and forming sand dunes," Turkmen scientist Mukhammet Durikov told AFP.

From Barron's • Dec. 18, 2025

Each, I felt, was degrading, and I thought we should insist on the honorific “Mister.”

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela