degrading
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But the focus since has turned to degrading Iran’s military capabilities, especially its ballistic-missile and nuclear programs.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
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
Kendall said the situation was "absolutely appalling", adding "we cannot and will not allow the proliferation of these degrading images."
From BBC • Jan. 6, 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
I’d have to begin that degrading nonsense again.
From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler
Vocabulary lists containing degrading
"Diary of a Wimpy Kid" by Jeff Kinney
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The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948)
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