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As the years went by fewer and fewer people were buying things because their purchasing power was being worn away by inflation.
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The upper incisors are grooved and the enamel on the molars is quickly worn away by chewing leaving the dentine exposed.
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His decrepit body is a symbol of society's weakness at the time, worn away from years of indulgence.
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The player is protected by a glittering parabolic force field that is gradually worn away by enemy fire.
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Close beside this is a slab bearing vestiges of a cross formed of interlaced circles with suggestions of a little foliageall very much worn away.
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At that time the border of the incisors has been worn away a little below the level of the grinders.
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It is usually worn away by mastication and cleaning.
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The tip of a walrus tusk has an enamel coating which is worn away during the animal's youth.
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