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Although no charges were laid, she was barred from the city-state in February 2026 for providing inaccurate information to "downplay her role in Megaspeed", Singapore's home ministry said.

From Barron's ● Nov. 13, 2026

"Ads shouldn't downplay those risks or present sunbed use as a way to improve health."

From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2026

Doing his best to downplay Minnesota’s victory, Gophers coach P.J.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

As much as Bhaghani wants to downplay the personal significance of the season opener, he acknowledged he has been counting down the minutes to his return.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026

To downplay accusations of being an outside agitator, she ran her operation out of her hotel room, offering direction to state and local suffragists.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling

Constellation Brands signals weak demand for two flagship beer brands, while Intel rises after Elon Musk downplays TSMC’s role in Terafab.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

Advertising that promises dramatic results or downplays the need for diet and exercise could be deemed misleading, officials said, stressing that such medicines should only be used under medical supervision.

From BBC ● Mar. 17, 2026

And Attia largely downplays the risks of overtesting, which can lead to both false positives and the detection of markers that will never develop into life-threatening disease.

From Slate ● Feb. 26, 2026

The company created an eyewitness identification policy that wrongly downplays or misrepresents law enforcement’s obligations.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2024

However, the article downplays the role of Washington Ethnic Studies Now, as I have reported in The Cholent, Seattle’s only Jewish news outlet.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 27, 2024

But on Wednesday’s call, Cahillane downplayed the threat to cream cheese posed by cottage cheese’s ascent.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 7, 2026

Musk has downplayed the sales slump at Tesla, focusing on the company’s future as a maker of autonomous vehicles and taxis.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026

Speaking to reporters earlier this week, European officials downplayed the possibility of a major announcement on Canada's new relationship with EU, saying much will be sorted in the coming months.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

But the minutes merely said that most of the committee expected another hike before the end of the year, a framing aligned with key Fed officials who have downplayed an October hike.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

I didn’t want to dash her hopes by telling her all I’d witnessed on the team, so I downplayed my teammates’ behavior.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad

Markets are downplaying the risk of a sixth interest-rate rise in December or when the central bank’s policy-setting board meets in February.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026

He is accused of using his influence as president to steer millions in government deposits to Ueno and hiding or downplaying its financial woes despite warnings about questionable loans and solvency issues.

From Barron's ● Nov. 12, 2026

The Treasury is downplaying the idea that Number 10 North could become in effect a rival department.

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026

But Juan Carlos Venegas, a representative of the state’s avocado industry, said in an interview with Radio Fórmula that he believed Mexican authorities were downplaying the security threat.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

Media accounts persistently bright-side the situation, highlighting the occasional success stories and downplaying the acknowledged increase in hunger.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich