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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

Kratsios said in a memo at the time that the campaigns were aimed to "systematically undermine American research and development and access proprietary information".

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026

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

No one thought that anything could undermine her self-control, until one day she felt an itching on her back.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende

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

"Fly-tipping damages our environment, costs taxpayers millions and undermines communities," said Heidi Pawlin, programme manager for Fly-tipping Action Wales.

From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026

Successful experimentation builds confidence in the experimental method; failure undermines it.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

The protests follow a series of controversies that have undermined trust in India's testing system, including the leak of a medical entrance examination paper that forced more than two million candidates to retake the test.

From Barron's ● 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

In effect, the body is frozen and it’s legitimacy undermined.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 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

She saw now that she had undermined his authority in all eyes by flouting his orders.

From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare

The unexplained, silent changing of casualty statistics - for both the wounded and the dead - was criticised as undermining transparency.

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 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

But Greenpeace said the project will only "create temporary jobs while undermining existing livelihoods in fishing, tourism and small-scale local economies".

From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026

He said such arguments risk undermining Canada's future "right at the time when we're seen as one of the most trustworthy, reliable desirable countries to do business with - and we shouldn't mess that up".

From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026

He toured the country, mesmerizing crowds with thundering calls for black people to shake off the undermining ghetto stereotypes and claim their long-denied political power.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama