attenuate
Example Sentences
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It seems to me unlikely that civilization can survive really existing capitalism and the sharply attenuated democracy that goes along with it.
From Salon
"Even accepting GM's theory as true, the chain of causation between FCA's bribes and GM's injury is still too attenuated," the 6th Circuit wrote.
From Reuters
Sometimes public funding makes an indirect or attenuated contribution to a drug’s invention, say through public funding of basic scientific research.
From Los Angeles Times
Daniel’s production honors this to a degree, but the ensemble casting attenuates the effect.
From Los Angeles Times
“If there is persistently poor immunization coverage in a community, there is always a risk that a live, attenuated vaccine virus will revert.”
From Science Magazine
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