as in wearing
to damage or diminish by continued friction
the desert's windblown sands had corraded much of the ancient stone's inscription
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Two men sat on either side of her, one in a hat with WHO RESCUED WHO stitched across it and the other wearing a pearl-button shirt.—
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Madden brought an '80s rocker vibe to show, wearing a skull on his belt and a bandana on his head.—
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Most recently, in 2022, the county had completed a more than $18 million project for beach nourishment, which is the process of adding sand to an eroding beach to widen it.—
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Meanwhile, a recent constitutional reform that gave Mexico’s ruling party control over all three branches of government has fed fears of rising state control over the economy, eroding confidence.—
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However, India’s bilateral strategy is fraying.—
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The Conversation,
3 Nov. 2025
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Ride Cadence Snowboard Boot But last season, due to general wear and tear, the metal cable of my laces started fraying.—
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“Corrading.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corrading. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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