hollowed
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Just as sanctions hollowed out Iran’s defenses, they left the country’s economy brittle.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Once a byword for joyful excess, Havana has been hollowed by blackouts, departures and deep uncertainty about its future.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
Prime Minister Andy Burnham said town centres had been "hollowed out" by decades of decline and "for many people, the high streets they grew up with have become unrecognisable".
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
Second, it hollowed out Congress’ power to enforce our constitutional promise of racial equality at the polls, insisting that Congress lacked the power to do more than prohibit purposeful racial discrimination.
From Slate ● Jul. 8, 2026
We were, in effect, climbing through the hollowed center of a gigantic ice cube.
From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs
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