water down
Example Sentences
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“There is no way to slice and dice this report to water down the horrible headline,” writes John Ryding, chief economic advisor at Brean Capital.
From Barron's • May 13, 2026
“There was absolutely no reason or desire that I would want to water down this report.”
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2026
Meanwhile, the European Union plans to water down rules that would have effectively banned the sale of new combustion-engine cars from 2035.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025
The US changes come as the European Union is expected to water down its plan to effectively ban new combustion engine cars from 2035.
From BBC • Dec. 15, 2025
And down I went, sucked back into the body like water down a drain.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
