play down
Example Sentences
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But he appeared to play down the significance of the stockpile, pointing to the damage caused in US-Israeli strikes last June.
From BBC
On other occasions, he has played down the importance of the strait to the U.S. and said its closure is a problem for other nations to solve.
Many private-credit fund managers are playing down their exposure to software as fears spread about threats from artificial intelligence.
US officials on Tuesday played down speculation that distracted air traffic controllers might have contributed to a deadly collision between an Air Canada jet and a fire truck at New York's LaGuardia Airport.
From Barron's
The probe comes as the bank and its chief executive have sought to play down their ties to Epstein.
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