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  2. Environmental degradation - Wikipedia

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    When natural habitats are destroyed or natural resources are depleted, the environment is degraded; direct environmental degradation, such as deforestation, which is readily visible; this can be caused by more indirect process, such as the build up of plastic pollution over time or the buildup of greenhouse gases that causes tipping points in ...

  3. Degradation - Wikipedia

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    Degradation (geology), lowering of a fluvial surface by erosion Degradation (telecommunications), of an electronic signal Biodegradation of organic substances by living organisms

  4. Land degradation - Wikipedia

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    The United Nations estimate that about 30% of land is degraded worldwide, and about 3.2 billion people reside in these degrading areas, giving a high rate of environmental pollution. [2] Land degradation reduces agricultural productivity, leads to biodiversity loss, and can reduce food security as well as water security.

  5. How a single sentence — and a tennis metaphor — can save ...

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    Robin often hears from alumni about how they used the sentence to preserve a relationship, whether it be with a partner, friend or colleague. Years after taking the class, a former skeptical ...

  6. Is the ‘Ick’ a Relationship Death Sentence? - AOL

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    The ick is a cringe feeling you get from someone you're dating. Our experts explain what the ick is, how to know if you have it, and when to take it seriously.

  7. Contrast (linguistics) - Wikipedia

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    The same type of relationship is shown in (2), where the first sentence can be interpreted as implying that by giving a party for the new students, the hosts will serve drinks. This is, of course, a defeasible inference based on world knowledge, that is then contradicted in the following sentence.

  8. Habitat destruction - Wikipedia

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    The biggest potential to solving the issue of habitat destruction comes from solving the political, economical and social problems that go along with it such as, individual and commercial material consumption, [61] sustainable extraction of resources, [65] conservation areas, [61] restoration of degraded land [66] and addressing climate change.

  9. Dominance and submission - Wikipedia

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    A D/s relationship may be sexual or non-sexual, long- or short-term, and intimate or anonymous. Most adherents search for the essential intensity, trust, and intimacy that are required to make any deep relationship possible. Based on gender (of the dominant or submissive), D/s can be divided into the following sub-types: Female dominance