erosive

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Moreover, the recent 10% increase in the premium for Medicare Part B suggests that out-of-pocket health costs could be even more erosive going forward.

From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026

Time on the Western Isles passes like “a slow tide,” Mr. Stuart writes, and the novel abides by that erosive pace.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

In many industries, wear-resistant coatings are used to protect a structure from erosive wear.

From Science Daily • Oct. 18, 2023

These divots grew into larger depressions as more erosive energy was concentrated in a smaller area, because the grass blocked part of each wave.

From Science Magazine • Jun. 15, 2023

That a rapid subsidence did take place from the higher level is indicated by the fact that between it and the present level there is an absence of indications of erosive energy.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" by Various