undermine
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Raising prices because others have would undermine Ajinomoto’s relationships with clients, he argued.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
Additional restrictions, including mandatory all-covering burqas "further undermine access to essential medical services and hinder the ability of female healthcare workers to provide care," MSF's statement read.
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
He warned the Albanian government to “refrain from action” that could undermine its effort to join the EU.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
The ruling said the court not exercising its powers in the case would send out the wrong signal to other public bodies, undermine the authority of the commissioner, and subvert the rule of law.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
Hippasus had revealed a secret that was deadly to the Greek way of thinking, a secret that threatened to undermine the entire philosophy that the brotherhood had struggled to build.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
Vocabulary lists containing undermine
The Crucible
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The SAT: Words to Capture Tone, List 4
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Grade 9, List 2
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