undermine
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One more remaining factor may undermine the dollar in the future, Sachdeva predicts: it’s the fundamental cheapness of Asian currencies.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026
In court, the government tried to undermine Beth and cast doubt on the BBC's case.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
He offered a note of optimism and suggested the president’s goal is to enhance, rather than undermine, the alliance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026
The suspension, they argued, wasn’t merely undeserved, it threatened to undermine the U.S. team’s chances when the Americans took on Belgium on Monday in Seattle for a place in the quarterfinals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
As Driscoll struggled to recover, her male colleagues started to undermine her.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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Truly creative and inspiring art undermines that goal, because it provokes responses like empathy and critical thinking in audiences — which gets in the way of authoritarian domination.
From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026
But using the technology this way both undermines consumer trust in an increasingly important sales channel, according to critics, and competes with users who demonstrate products the old-fashioned way.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
Turk said the lack of transparency and clarity surrounding the circumstances of the deaths undermines accountability.
From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026
This logic mostly undermines the framework that the liability shield was built on.
From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2026
“When you start becoming reflective about the process, it undermines your ability. You lose the flow. There are certain kinds of fluid, intuitive, nonverbal kinds of experience that are vulnerable to this process.”
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
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Both Exposito and Martinez agreed that the data from the World Cup should be informative for Hollywood, where Latino talent continues to be undermined.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
My generation has suffered from two vicious influences that have undermined our collective elasticity and perseverance, and with that, our willingness to take risks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
Even before last week's disaster struck, Venezuela had struggled with decades of economic crisis and political upheaval that undermined its infrastructure and health services.
From Barron's ● Jul. 4, 2026
It continued an ugly theme from England's Six Nations campaign earlier this year, in which their efforts were undermined by eight cards in five matches.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
Some provincial leaders resisted it because they believed it undermined their power.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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The committee also said there were "policy contradictions", with benefits cuts for people in training undermining the government's drive to encourage apprenticeships, describing the "lack of coherence" as "inexcusable".
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
These trends have replaced seasonal play with year-round commitments that are turning childhood fitness and recreation into a financial burden that is undermining the joy of sports.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
The whole reason thousands of men fought a war over the most beautiful woman alive is that there’s only one of them — unless undermining that excuse is the point.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
Doha later summoned Iran's deputy ambassador to lodge a complaint, demanding an explanation and urging Tehran to "immediately cease any practices undermining regional security."
From Barron's ● Jul. 7, 2026
The worldly Argentinean grandmaster Miguel Najdorf, who wasn’t playing in the tournament, introduced Bobby to the city’s nightlife, not caring that he was undermining the boy’s possibility of gaining a top spot in the competition.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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