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corrading

verb

present participle of corrade

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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Tete was in his car outside his home last week when men wearing balaclavas opened fire, police said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026
Social media videos have popped up showing young women on scooters wearing helmets, but no headscarves.

— Tim Lister, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026

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The veteran Ford was counted on entering camp to be the sixth man in the offensive line room, but plays like those have come far too often while eroding the team’s confidence in him coming off the bench.

— Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
Traditional business moats are eroding, exemplified by Chegg's collapse, as the market prices certainty into an inherently uncertain technology, causing unprecedented volatility and layoffs.

— Jemma Green, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

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To help prevent the fabric around the drawstring hole from fraying, paint a rectangle and snip an opening in the channel as described below.

— Jodi Levine, Parents, 21 Aug. 2026
The harsh realities of war are woven into the textures of everyday life, warping and fraying into something absurd.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026

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