eat away
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That came as a welcome surprise to investors, who have suffered through a tough year amid concerns over how artificial intelligence would eat away at the software industry.
From MarketWatch • May 14, 2026
“The Complex” works instead by painstaking accretion—or rather, by erosion, recording in granular detail all the lies and violations that eat away at the Chopras’ respectable facade.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026
Shares in the London Stock Exchange Group have fallen as much as 20% this year as investors fear that companies like Anthropic, the AI group, will eat away at its data and analytics business.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 26, 2026
Another trend instilling fear in the market: rising memory prices, which are expected to eat away at Fortinet’s profits.
From Barron's • Jan. 23, 2026
Over time the acids eat away at the rumen wall, allowing bacteria to enter the animal’s bloodstream.
From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan
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