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The Pentagon memo establishing the office says it cannot “compel religious participation” or diminish the rights of service members, civilian employees or family members “of any faith or no faith.”

From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026

As part of that effort, executives have begun to diminish the Hulu service and brand, which sprung to life nearly 20 years ago.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

“While monetary policy cannot move ships or reopen pipelines and refineries, it can diminish the risk that these supply shocks spill over into broader and more persistent inflation,” he said.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

The industry has been arguing that doing deals in China won’t diminish domestic drug development capabilities.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

Over time these challenges to authority tended to diminish.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover

Roche’s decision diminishes expectations for one of the company’s most closely watched pipeline assets, the bank says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

The "gender pace gap" diminishes to 0.25% in 100-mile races, according to a study of more than 20 years of amateur ultra-race data conducted by RunRepeat, in collaboration with the International Association of Ultrarunners,

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026

The concept of choosing time over money diminishes for mothers who feel unable to pause their careers, even when personal or caregiving demands intensify.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026

When the temperature difference diminishes between the warmer western Pacific and the cooler eastern Pacific, the typical east-to-west trade winds decrease even further.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026

There’s no question that this Texas-of-the- mind fable is often synthetic, sometimes untruthful, and frequently romantic, but that in no way diminishes its strength as a symbol.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck

It is dismal reading for Arsenal fans, whose optimism has quickly diminished and their 4-2 defeat at City on Sunday added further salt to their wounds.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

General Motors GM 1.42%increase; green up pointing triangle reported a decline in third-quarter sales, as discontinued models and a diminished market for electric vehicles weighed on the company’s performance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

Yes, he said, his career would feel diminished without a championship.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

In Ethiopia, child protection coverage in some areas has diminished by up to 85 percent.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

NOTE: Notice that IV in the key of B flat is an E flat major chord, not an E major chord, and vii in the key of G is F sharp diminished, not F diminished.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones

"No matter what I've said about Christa Pike, I am no way diminishing her crime," Roberts added.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

Moreover, the much-vaunted resilience of the American consumer shows no signs of diminishing.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

Yet all the while, data showed that racial imbalances in the criminal-justice system were diminishing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

Some of the ways that Tresnjak ups the ante on that daring have diminishing returns.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

Across from me at the night-black table, Jon, though diminishing, still moves and breathes.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood