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Caregiving responsibilities can undermine the future retirement security of caregivers if they are unable to save for retirement or add to their Social Security credits because they’ve stepped away from the workforce.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026

He warned that unmanaged cross-border movement could undermine security and social order, and said no country could address the challenge alone.

From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026

We hear the underdog aesthetic term rasquachismo used to describe these early impromptu performances: essentially a colorful funkiness, “so funky that nothing can undermine you,” Valdez says.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026

But the episode highlighted how failures can quickly undermine public confidence.

From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026

Failing a quiz did nothing to undermine my new devotion to an old creed, but a lecture on Western art did.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover

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

“An outbreak like this totally undermines that message.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 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

This ‘nothing’ is important because it undermines the standard account of the origins of experimental science.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

A series of exam irregularities in India have undermined trust in the testing system, including the leak of a medical entrance question paper that forced more than two million candidates to retake the test.

From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026

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

Meanwhile, the various visa-related controversies at the start of the tournament undermined claims this would be the most inclusive and welcoming World Cup ever.

From BBC ● Jul. 18, 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

“I find myself wanting to impress you in a way I never thought about doing before, but being with you has undermined my self-confidence. I question my motives now, about everything I do.”

From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes

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

"I believe these amendments carry the risk of undermining public support for the symbolic Emperor system."

From Barron's ● 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

Burnham, who has been a long-standing supporter of the Hillsborough campaigners, said government plans for the intelligence services created "too broad an opt-out" and risked "undermining the spirit of the legislation".

From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026

But the thought keeps worming back in, undermining every attempt to rout it out.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman