as in to poison
to lower in character, dignity, or quality
such shameless ambulance chasing cankers the legal profession
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as in rot
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Recent Examples of canker
Tim Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 1 Aug. 2019
Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2024
Most of the mature chestnut trees had vanished — the victim of canker fungus, Cryphonectria parasitica.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 4 Oct. 2024
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Verb
Start by removing all blighted twigs and cankered branches 6 to 10 inches below the edge of visible infection.
—Tim Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 1 Aug. 2019
Noun
This fungal disease appears as gray blotches on the bark, eventually developing into sunken cankers.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2024
Most of the mature chestnut trees had vanished — the victim of canker fungus, Cryphonectria parasitica.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 4 Oct. 2024
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These operations are often controlled by cartels and poison the surrounding natural environment with toxic chemicals.Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
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In 2015, the Tribune reported on a broader phenomenon of lead poisoning plaguing children living in some of the poorest Chicago neighborhoods.Lizzie Kane, Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2025
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Soft and Squishy Floors Soft and squishy floors can indicate rot and decay in the floor system, which could be caused by water damage, termite damage, or more. Solution: The best way to uncover the cause of your soft floors is to go under your house and inspect the floor system.Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Jan. 2025
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To some, these new arrivals were symptoms of rot – parasites attaching themselves to a dying host.Martin McKenzie-Murray, SPIN, 7 Jan. 2025
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If Xi is promoting corrupt officials, this suggests the party's internal vetting apparatus is not functioning effectively or, more seriously, is itself corrupted.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
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Women are obliged to cover themselves in front of non-Muslim males and females to avoid being corrupted.Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 1 Jan. 2025
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These economies are much more vulnerable to existential economic and environmental shocks and downward spirals of community decay than urban economies, which have built up more diversified tradable income sources over time.Tim Freeman, The Conversation, 13 Jan. 2025
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Summary Dental fillings help maintain the structure and function of natural teeth damaged by tooth decay.Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 10 Jan. 2025
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Alarming figures indicate that 40% of the earth’s land is already degraded, impacting half of the human population and half of the global GDP, underscoring the severity of the challenge faced by communities today.Sanam Mahoozi, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
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There are a number of ways that these tiny pieces of plastic can become airborne, including from sea spray, textiles sitting in landfills interacting with the wind, degrading tires as people drive, and more.7 Wildfire smoke is another common way people breathe in microplastics, Johnson said.Brian Mastroianni, Health, 7 Jan. 2025
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Calcium may lower a woman’s risk of developing colorectal cancer, a new study says.Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 12 Jan. 2025
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As far back as the 1920s, researchers had recorded the smoking habits of people who developed lung cancer and compared them to cancer-free people.Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Jan. 2025
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Inspectors noted that dish racks had deteriorated with significant debris buildup.Hannah Poukish, Sacramento Bee, 10 Jan. 2025
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Snow will begin across Middle Tennessee early Friday morning, the weather service said, and conditions will deteriorate as the day progresses.Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2025
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Bailey looked out at the landscape again, thinking about El Naga’s description, the squalor of the NCI, the fractures between the United States and the Middle East.Sushrut Jangi, Foreign Affairs, 7 Dec. 2014
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Seeing my friend so comfortable in comfort, my old guttersnipe buddy who’d once lived for years in actual squalor, felt odd.Lauren Groff, The Atlantic, 28 Sep. 2024
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“Canker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canker. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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