as in erodes
to consume or wear away gradually
water slowly corrodes iron
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Recent Examples of corrodes
Risk perceptions keep capital in safe markets, compliance-heavy rules choke local access, and misinformation corrodes trust in the very tools meant to help.
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Felicia Jackson, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Felicia Jackson, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
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If trust in the institution erodes this will have a negative effect on public life more generally, calling into question the impartiality of the justice system.—
Kate Plummer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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As cognitive capacity goes location-independent and costs plummet, the very logic for large, talent-dense firms erodes.—
Leslie Lee,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Corrodes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corrodes. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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