downplay

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

In response, Bessent has tried to downplay those worries.

From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026

The post sought to downplay the gravity of the situation and opined that investors are likely to give Aschenbrenner the benefit of the doubt.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026

Take this spring’s Michael Jackson biopic, a film that purged Jackson of all of his eccentricities in an attempt to downplay the allegations that clouded his late career.

From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026

“Tarte Philippe, the indescribable dessert . . .” Penelope stopped, for it occurred to her that it might be wise to downplay her firsthand knowledge of this tasty treat.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood

Writer-director Jacob Chase, who previously made the 2020 horror film “Come Play,” downplays gore in favor of jump scares and mildly diverting set pieces.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 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

Yet NRM spokesperson Dombo downplays suggestions that Museveni is grooming his son as an heir.

From BBC ● Jan. 12, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2024

The headline on Worthmore’s piece downplays some of the questions raised.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 3, 2024

Backers have downplayed such warnings, saying the measure gives the City Council the power to reduce the park funding allotment by 30% during fiscal emergencies.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

“The data was presented in a way that downplayed the risk to deflect responsibility,” Dixon said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

Mackintosh said he felt rest was sometimes "downplayed" in favour of taking medicine that will get you back to normal as quickly as possible.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

When Moulton launched his campaign, he downplayed any real policy differences with Markey.

From Slate ● Sep. 2, 2026

In front of me, my parents still downplayed the seriousness of events.

From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson

Dozens of US states sued four major tobacco companies for downplaying the harmful health impacts of their products, and won a 1998 landmark settlement that included financial penalties and changes to product marketing.

From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026

But there have been instances of official sources, including government-controlled media, deliberately downplaying disasters, which has led to some public mistrust in this area.

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026

However, he warned that the telecommunications industry is still downplaying the risk from satellite competitors, which in his view is a mistake.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026

At the same time, environmental groups are accusing Lineage representatives and emergency responders of downplaying the risks pose by chemicals released during the fire.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026

He keeps his face neutral, downplaying his feelings for my benefit.

From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon