erode
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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
The trend underscores a Wild West internet landscape that is largely bereft of guardrails as false narratives erode digital trust.
From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026
He said the Fed’s policy was well positioned to wait and assess the economic fallout, but he cautioned that a cascade of one-off shocks can erode the public’s confidence that inflation will return to normal.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 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
He blamed Ron and Hermione: Their determined indifference was as bad as the relentless rain for dampening his spirits, but neither could erode his certainty, which remained absolute.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
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