Inflation ate away at the value of money in circulation, while wear and tear reduced the amount.

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Goldcorp Inc. (TSX:G)(NYSE:GG) saw their earnings drop as low metals prices and high costs ate away at profit.

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The infections ate away her nerves and paralyzed her from the neck down.

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During Katrina, water pouring over the tops of some of the flood walls ate away at the levee beneath, causing the structures to fail.

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All in all, a very time consuming ordeal that one would tend to put off because of just how much time it ate away at.

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He loved movies so much, he kept on watching them and writing about them every day long after an aggressive thyroid cancer ate away his jaw.

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The persistent heartache ate away at her.

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Those who ate fast food, such as take-away burgers, risked severe asthma, eczema and itchy, watery eyes.

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The chickens sat, ate, and laid eggs that fell onto conveyor belts to be taken away.

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