erosion
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She said Malibu’s location at the base of coastal mountains requires the city to safeguard homes from hazards such as landslides and tidal erosion, which takes additional time.
The mortality credits, which grow as retirees age, help offset some inflation erosion, although they don’t eliminate it.
They conclude that large increases harmed employment prospects for people with limited skills and work history—the same group who have experienced the most erosion in purchasing power since the pandemic.
“I have long cared about the value of respectfulness; what I see as the erosion of it prompted this book.”
"If its vegetation and soil cover are not properly managed, the surface is easily subject to erosion, degrading farmland and forming sand dunes," Turkmen scientist Mukhammet Durikov told AFP.
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