eating away
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Concerns over inflation eating away at returns has sent the interest rates on bonds - known as yields - higher in recent months.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
"That question was in my head for the 20 hours until I got the MRI scan results. That was eating away at me."
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
Some 43% said higher interest rates and their impact on their ability to borrow money were the main thing eating away at their wealth.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2025
She quickly set teams to work designing new graphics cards for videogames—AMD’s chips power PlayStation and Xbox consoles, among other gaming systems—and more powerful data-center and PC chips, steadily eating away at Intel’s market share.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2025
It’s on the third night, during our game, that I answer the question eating away at me.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
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