erode

Example Sentences

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For example, AI could hurt the value of legacy software, online competition might erode retail margins and home construction is always competitive.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

She said a Year 8 reading assessment would increase pressure on pupils at a point in their education when confidence matters most, and that it would narrow the curriculum and erode teacher autonomy.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

That’s when U.S. consumers could see their real incomes erode far beyond their ability to maintain spending.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026

Trade unions fear, however, the new EU-wide regime will erode workers' rights.

From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026

And with all the cold-weather rowing interspersed with days when they couldn’t row at all, the boys’ morale began to erode.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown