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also bit (at)
as in eaten
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 leaves and celery-like stems of Swiss chard can be eaten raw or cooked.—
Rita Pelczar,
Better Homes & Gardens,
26 May 2026 -
Your weekends keep getting eaten.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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The federal gas tax has also remained unchanged since 1993, which experts say has already eroded the Highway Trust Fund’s purchasing power when accounting for inflation.—
Wyatte Grantham-Philips,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
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Polanco-Galdamez said such laws have further eroded trust in healthcare systems among underserved families.—
Andrew Jones,
CBS News,
14 May 2026
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Beyond the physical destruction, the Great War, as it was then known, destroyed a world where many people believed in progress and gradual advance and replaced it with a cynical and desperate world, in which nations and ideologies were natural and necessary enemies.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 May 2026
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Trump has repeatedly said Iran would not receive any sanctions relief until its stockpile of fissile material is removed and destroyed.—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
26 May 2026
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“Bitten (at).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bitten%20%28at%29. Accessed 27 May. 2026.
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