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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
erode .
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Examples
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Zachriel: A rock erodes from a mountain and tumbles down.
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But if the security forces don't [act], as they didn't for a long time, the vandalism escalates, and the military and police get humiliated and attacked -- which in the long term erodes what, at least for the armed forces, had been a mutually beneficial marriage of convenience, with friction along the way. "
MRZine.org 2008
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Comedians have appealed to internet users to stop spreading their jokes on websites as they fear it "erodes" and "undermines" live shows.
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"It kind of erodes moral authority when we screwed up so badly."
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For Japan's auto and auto parts makers, the yen's strengthening against the dollar so far this year has weighed heavily as it erodes the value of their dollar-denominated profits and hurts their price competitiveness in overseas markets.
Japan to Steer Funds to Its Auto-Parts Makers Chester Dawson 2011
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The yen's strengthening against the dollar so far this year has weighed heavily on all Japanese exporters because it erodes the value of dollar-denominated profits and hurts their price competitiveness in overseas markets.
Japan to Steer Funds to Its Auto-Parts Makers Chester Dawson 2011
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We don't think this is the more likely outcome, but as each week and month passes, there is a growing danger of vicious circle as confidence erodes, he said.
The UK and world economy Not a sheep 2009
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That is because a bond pays a fixed rate, and inflation erodes the value of that payout over time.
About That Bond Selloff ... Dave Kansas 2011
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And with each bubble, monetary authorities create more inflation that, over time, erodes the very moral capital on which paper currencies depend.
Gold and the Barbarians Valentin Petkantchin 2011
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And once public support erodes, the cost benefits become less relevant to the political decision-makers -- because you don't want to be the one who greenlit the program that created seven new American martyrs.
Astronauts Once Again Demonstrate Why Humans Must be a Part of Space Exploration - NASA Watch 2009
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