eat away
Example Sentences
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“Early trends in the 2026 summer suggest the transition to solar and batteries continues to eat away at gas use.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 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
Investors are assessing whether AI could eat away at the broker industry’s lucrative advisory fees and commissions while virtually eliminating niche businesses such as appraisal.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026
Others in the sector, from Salesforce to Adobe, have also suffered under the weight of expectations—and the assumption that AI will slowly eat away at their businesses.
From Barron's • Nov. 28, 2025
Still not knowing if Guzzo had said anything to Paul was starting to eat away at me.
From "All American Boys" by Jason Reynolds
