Example Sentences

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She said women deserved access to single-sex spaces "without fear or intimidation" and the trust's policy had been "degrading" and "dangerous".

From BBC • Jan. 16, 2026

The study showed that microbes in areas around the ship had been degrading oil that had leaked from the vessel, decades after it sank.

From New York Times • Oct. 22, 2022