eat away at
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Higher fuel prices also threaten to eat away at farmers’ margins, El-Hoshy said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
That came as a welcome surprise to investors, who have suffered through a tough year amid concerns over how artificial intelligence would eat away at the software industry.
From MarketWatch ● May 14, 2026
“The Complex” works instead by painstaking accretion—or rather, by erosion, recording in granular detail all the lies and violations that eat away at the Chopras’ respectable facade.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 11, 2026
Shares in the London Stock Exchange Group have fallen as much as 20% this year as investors fear that companies like Anthropic, the AI group, will eat away at its data and analytics business.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 26, 2026
“He’s harder to pin down. He’ll let something eat away at him without mentioning it, but if you really disappoint him ...” Josh let the words linger.
From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter
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