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also bit (at)
as in destroyed
to consume or wear away gradually
the waves were biting at the sand castle I had worked so hard on
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The tall, steep mountains that rise to 6,000 feet in elevation in the Grandfather District saw triple digit winds and some of the heaviest rainfall of the storm with hundreds of miles of trail and road destroyed.—
Graham Averill,
Outside,
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Alshon cruised past Johnson 3,7 in a surprise, while Garnett destroyed Haworth 4,1 to set up a very solid final.—
Todd Boss,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Clearly the recent inflationary period has eaten into American pocketbooks as well as their psyches.—
Jill Schlesinger,
Mercury News,
16 Sep. 2025
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In fact, only about 50% of nitrogen applied as fertilizer is taken up by crops; the rest runs off into waterways as nitrate pollution or is eaten by microbes, some of which turn it into nitrous oxide, a potent greenhouse gas.—
Katherine Bourzac,
Quanta Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
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But the brand’s relationship with Unilever eroded over the years.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
17 Sep. 2025
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Security threats, including SMS phishing, artificially inflated traffic, and spam pose significant risks to both consumers and businesses and can result in financial losses and eroded trust.—
Ivan Ostojić,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Bitten (at).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bitten%20%28at%29. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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