Example Sentences

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But any insider trading on prediction markets erodes trust in the platforms and causes traders to question the market’s integrity.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

Murphy later returned to the court orders question, saying that ignoring judges erodes democracy.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

Inflation erodes confidence in the future; the psychic blow of 2008 still reverberates; young voters, especially millennials, remember those days of anxiety.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

Conversely, a lack of transparency breeds distrust and erodes institutional legitimacy.

From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026

The wildflowers can’t push up, and when they don’t grow, the soil erodes and is carried into the streams by the rain.

From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George