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weaken

[wee-kuhn] / ˈwi kən /


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If the winds continue to weaken and end up reversing as forecast, this will be known as a major SSW event.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

Critics oppose the elimination of the board, saying it would weaken accountability and increase public scrutiny.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

When JAK inhibitors interfere with this immune signaling system, they weaken an important layer of antiviral protection.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 27, 2026

However, further share-price declines remain possible if aluminum prices weaken, he says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

The reparations were intended to weaken Germany so that it would never take up arms again.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

Together, these symptoms suggested Marfan syndrome, an inherited condition that weakens connective tissues throughout the body.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026

“It weakens the ‘no low-band’ rebuttal management teams have leaned on,” Maral wrote.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026

In the Pacific, the weather phenomenon weakens vertical wind shear that allows storm systems there to brew stronger.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

Higher inflation could potentially fuel wage demands even as it squeezes corporate margins and weakens demand.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

Where shoals rise, lapping water weakens the ice.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

But this circulation, known as the polar vortex, has weakened and shifted position in recent days.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

An independent study involving primates found that blocking OXER1 weakened the immune cell response but also caused protective mucus-producing cells in the airways to disappear.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 5, 2026

The dollar weakened and gold rallied back above $4,000 a troy ounce.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026

Derek Tisler, counsel and manager for the elections and government program at the Brennan Center for Justice, said the federal government’s absence has weakened the defenses.

From Salon ● Nov. 3, 2026

In his present weakened condition he could not go a step farther, but fell into a state halfway between unconsciousness and sleep.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques

Most SSW events tend to occur from mid-winter but we are currently witnessing a dramatic weakening of the strong winds with some forecasts even showing a reversal of the polar vortex winds by mid-November.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

Sales remained "resilient", driven by hybrid vehicles, particularly in the United States, the company said, as well as the weakening of the yen which this summer fell to its lowest level in four decades.

From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2026

But as their customers have fallen into crisis, battling Chinese competition, high production costs at home and weakening demand, suppliers have been hit hard.

From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026

The quality of the third-quarter margin beat, weakening China performance, and a demanding fourth-quarter outlook weighed on shares after results on Friday.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

Like a weakening swimmer I edged to the right into a pleasant street only to be stopped by a policeman, who informed me that trucks and such vermin were not permitted there.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck


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