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Shirin Ali: In your paper, you drill down on the president’s efforts to undermine the midterms into three flashpoints: Before Election Day, during the vote counting and certification process, and when the new Congress convenes.

From Slate ● Oct. 29, 2026

The massive shoulder gives him weight and solidity; yet his frizzled hair becomes smoke, his expression remains impenetrable, and the surrounding darkness and dissolving lower torso undermine that physicality.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

Throughout history, armies have used tunnels to hide, attack enemy positions and undermine fortifications.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

Catherine Mchomvu, chief executive of the Devon Antenatal Family Centre, has been campaigning to secure the future of the Barnstaple facility, and warned that reductions nationally would undermine the quality of care.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

They not only fuzz up a writer’s prose but can undermine his intent.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

The lack of data, she said, gives an incomplete picture of how safe the city is — and also undermines the public’s already shaky trust in police.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

The resulting increase in thickness and weight undermines the main advantage of anode-free battery technology.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2026

Everyone turns to go-to people because it is expedient, and that bent for speed undermines the total business capability.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

"That undermines the purpose of the original campaign."

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026

A man from New Jersey wrote that fake news undermines “the prestige of the radio as a dispenser of news.”

From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow

The equipment these gear makers had sold ended up on the used market and undermined sticker prices, just when sales were already struggling.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026

Challenged by the BBC over how immigration agents handled both shooting incidents, Bovino rejected suggestions that video evidence undermined his claim that Good and Pretti had intended to harm the agents.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

“His conduct undermined both legal and artistic rights.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

“Additionally, as we have said repeatedly, personnel are only removed at this FBI if they have been found to have acted unethically, undermined the mission, or engaged in weaponization of law enforcement.”

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026

When McCandless came into his world, however, the boy undermined the old man’s meticulously constructed defenses.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer

John Higgins of Capital Economics said in commentary shared with MarketWatch that he expects the surge in earnings to partly reverse in 2027, undermining the strength of the market in the process.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 1, 2026

The concerns come at a time when Ukrainian air defence systems are running low and winter approaches, bringing with it intensified Russian strikes on energy infrastructure aimed at undermining public morale.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

This has raised concerns of illicit Sudanese gold undermining the legitimate Egyptian gold market.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

“Right now, you have a situation where the water is undermining the foundations of homes and streets,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026

Shin knew he was undermining his ability to adapt to his new life, but he also knew that he could not force himself to change.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden