as in corrosions
a gradual weakening, loss, or destruction
the erosion of the banks along the river worries flood experts
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Scholars have noted that the backsliding of democracy around the world may lead to further erosions of reproductive rights.
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Nina Brooks, Foreign Affairs, 16 June 2022
Nina Brooks, Foreign Affairs, 16 June 2022
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“Erosions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/erosions. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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