wear down
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Equipment would also wear down, break, and eventually need to be replaced.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 7, 2026
The factors that wear down a pipe’s structural integrity include soil compaction and water table variables, Soibelman said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
The time it took Liverpool to wear down Newcastle over striker Alexander Isak's deal last summer is fresh in the mind.
From BBC ● May 28, 2026
But today, as A.I. widgets ooze through every crack of our digital lives, our reflexive outrage at the overreach is starting to wear down.
From Slate ● Apr. 23, 2026
Seems only right to show a bit of respect at a funeral, maybe a step up from what I would wear down the street.
From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon
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