play down
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Less than 20% of businesses that respond to positive reviews use strategies to play down the compliment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
A high-ranking Ethiopian federal army commander sought to play down the conflict in comments to AFP.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
On Monday, the Kremlin sought to play down concerns about the potential spread of an infectious disease.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
Ngumoha will turn 18 next week and has preferred to play down the left throughout his youth career but failed to have an impact on the other side.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
But I held back because I wanted now to play down his theory.
From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro
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