erode

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Higher jet-fuel costs amid the war in Iran and a weaker won against the U.S. dollar could erode the South Korean flag carrier’s annual profit, the analysts write in a note.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

The experience of the nonagency mortgage-backed securities market before the 2008 financial crisis shows how opacity can enable misrepresentations of asset quality, erode investor confidence and contribute to market unraveling.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026

Critics are concerned this transfer will erode the government’s ability to go after other kinds of tax violations.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

That has been exacerbated, she said, by homeowners’ failure to comply with terms of the original permit, which required them to provide sand to cover the geotubes—sand that would naturally erode and nourish other beaches.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

They found it easily enough: a erode concrete shed with a red neon sign flashing irregularly over the door and the sound of loud voices through the condensation-frosted windows.

From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman