undermine
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She voiced concern his sharing of AI videos could actively undermine his campaign.
From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026
“The breathtaking and disgraceful effort of Hill to undermine the jury process is unprecedented in South Carolina,” the five justices wrote in their unanimous opinion.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
On May 5, Rubio attended a conference at the military’s Southern Command in Miami, where he and military leaders discussed “efforts to counter threats that undermine security, stability and democracy in our hemisphere.”
From Salon • May 12, 2026
“Powell’s legacy is likely to reflect a striking irony: It will have been secured by the man who sought most aggressively to undermine him,” Mohamed-El-Erian wrote in his recent appraisal of the Fed chair.
From MarketWatch • May 10, 2026
Taking our powers of rapid cognition seriously means we have to acknowledge the subtle influences that can alter or undermine or bias the products of our unconscious.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
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Vocabulary lists containing undermine
The Crucible
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Grade 9, List 2
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