undermine
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The rising gap between required returns and cash generation will undermine asset prices.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026
But restoring forests while existing forests continue to be damaged can undermine the overall benefits.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 21, 2026
In past vetoes, he said such programs could undermine partnerships community colleges have built with CSU and other universities that already award the degrees.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
"This book and the run-up to next year's 30th anniversary of Diana's death threaten to undermine the Royal Household's three decades of work to rehabilitate Charles and Camilla's image," he says.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
But it is this sense of stability that Monteverdi wanted to undermine.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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It is the deal that counts, not the values it promotes or undermines.
From Salon ● Sep. 15, 2026
It undermines the intent of the law if, after an expungement, someone can still see a mug shot in a google search, she said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
Stern: He wrote that Bostock supports, not undermines, the court’s conclusion in the latest trans cases, because in Bostock, everyone agreed that adverse actions against the employees was discrimination, right?
From Slate ● Aug. 31, 2026
Environmental groups have argued that watering down the target undermines the UK's long-term climate goals.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
It will send the linguists back to India with their tape recorders, because it undermines the critical superstructure of their methodology.
From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes
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The four leagues say the shake-up is needed to make world football's governing body "transparent, objective, proportionate and inclusive" and claim that "our sport cannot grow globally if its foundations are undermined".
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
A Binance spokesperson said at the time that MiCA shouldn’t be “a process where applicants can be privately undermined through informal channels.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Four actors, affixed with in-ear monitors, occupy different seats as testimony is elicited, provided and undermined.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
Rights groups had opposed the clemency, arguing it undermined the rule of law.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
Political and economic stagnation undermined many black Americans’ confidence in the old tactics of the civil rights movement.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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He argued there "should be a landing zone to agree mandatory testing", without undermining competitive advantage between companies and nations.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
“The risk,” Bowler stresses, “is that a seemingly benign policy decision produces a disorderly bond market tantrum by undermining confidence in the broader policy mix.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
“While some progress has been achieved, including the promotion of meaningful observation within the Elections Office, Mr. Curtis has failed significantly in other core responsibilities, undermining the very principles he was appointed to uphold.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
The law aims to prevent civil litigation overriding its climate policy and undermining business confidence, the government said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
It was clear that a way had to be found to capture the profits of laboratory discoveries without undermining academic standards or constraining scientific inquiry.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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