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Which wonder was primarily shaped by natural erosion?

erosion

[ih-roh-zhuhn] / Ιͺˈroʊ Κ’Ι™n /


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Egan-Jones, which advises institutional investors, asset managers, and financial institutions, warned firms selling “intellectual capital by the hour,” such as auditing, investment banking, consulting, law and engineering face price erosion from AI competition.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

The retreating ice exposes Arctic coastlines to waves, worsening coastal erosion and raising risks for coastal communities and infrastructure, the report warned.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

Over time, erosion removed some of the softer surrounding material, leaving the harder carbonate-filled fractures standing out as ridges.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026

Two hurricanes in the Pacific could combine with high tides to cause flooding and erosion at Southern California beaches early next week.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026

In only about a hundred years in that city’s Central Park, its inscriptions have been almost totally obliterated, because of smog and industrial pollution—chemical erosion like that in the atmosphere of Venus.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

The ongoing Ebola crisis is escalating quickly, already ranked the third largest outbreak in history — and experts say erosions of U.S. health policy have fueled the crisis.

From Salon ● May 30, 2026

In these nations, the patterns were similar – erosions in freedom of speech, open elections, the rule of law, judicial independence, civil society and academic freedom.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2025

And because the world, and one’s continued engagement with it, is a repeated litany of small erosions, it is through the practice of beauty that we learn to survive, to soar even.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2024

Researchers also tracked erosions or indentations in the orcas’ skin and other forms of discoloration.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 28, 2023

My face has not ignored the passage of time, but recorded it with scars, lines, furrows, and erosions.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck




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