erosion
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Research has found the construction of roads can fragment habitats and increase erosion and sediment pollution in drinking water, among other potentially harmful outcomes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
“We’re aware of the sand erosion and the different relics getting exposed down there,” said Newport Beach Lifeguard Battalion Chief Adam Yacenda.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
The report cites lower household savings, the inflation-based erosion of pension values, a lack of economic confidence that’s reducing property values and “a culture which is hostile to wealth-creators,” among other factors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Without reform there would be an "erosion of trust" in the military justice system, it said.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
In between my duties, I noticed that today’s subject was erosion.
From "Crash" by Jerry Spinelli
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
California’s snowmelt is leading to flooding and erosions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2023
Your doctor may also test you for anemia; in some cases, a large hiatal hernia can cause GI erosions, often from acid reflux, that bleed.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 30, 2022
They were as old as erosions in a fishless desert.
From "The Old Man and The Sea" by Ernest Hemingway
Vocabulary lists containing erosion
Physical Geography - Introductory
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Physical Geography - Middle School
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