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Plus, with new products expected to drop soon, discounting current inventory would undermine future launches, the analyst said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

“It’s a real challenge to try and tease out one thing out of the array of factors that undermine women’s health in these states,” said Eugene Declercq, a public health researcher at Boston University.

From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026

That distrust threatens to undermine the teamwork and productivity gains that AI is supposed to deliver.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

However, UK Finance, which represents well-known banks and lenders, has suggested that heavier levies would undermine the government's ambition to deliver "growth in every postcode" and would damage international competitiveness.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

“I have a surprise for you,” he said before she could kiss him and undermine his good intentions.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor

The petition claimed the arboretum's name change "undermines its rich heritage and the deep emotional connections many have with it".

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

Stern: He wrote that Bostock supports, not undermines, the court’s conclusion in the latest trans cases, because in Bostock, everyone agreed that adverse actions against the employees was discrimination, right?

From Slate ● Aug. 31, 2026

As negotiating tactics go, it certainly undermines whatever public approval he hoped to gain with his “I’m just a guy, standing in front of the movie biz asking it to love me” bit.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

Truly creative and inspiring art undermines that goal, because it provokes responses like empathy and critical thinking in audiences — which gets in the way of authoritarian domination.

From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026

The fact that I can’t stop my knees from bouncing undermines any sense of control, though.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman

A Binance spokesperson said at the time that MiCA shouldn’t be “a process where applicants can be privately undermined through informal channels.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

McDonald also said he "fundamentally disagreed" that his case had been undermined after two experts quit his team.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

Rights groups had opposed the clemency, arguing it undermined the rule of law.

From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026

Unfortunately, that has also been undermined by a massive flop of a debut that doesn’t appear like it will go anywhere—in spite of the media tour that preceded it.

From Slate ● Sep. 9, 2026

Reassuringly, the results had been validated theoretically by Oppenheimer, who was gratified that they undermined certain European theories of quantum dynamics with which he heartily disagreed.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

“The risk,” Bowler stresses, “is that a seemingly benign policy decision produces a disorderly bond market tantrum by undermining confidence in the broader policy mix.”

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026

Such a search, like so much about AI, poses a quandary: It may end up undermining human confidence that humans are anything special.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

"Illegal off-roading also impacts farmers and landowners who manage these privately owned working landscapes, disrupting farming operations, increasing costs, and undermining long-term conservation efforts."

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

“While some progress has been achieved, including the promotion of meaningful observation within the Elections Office, Mr. Curtis has failed significantly in other core responsibilities, undermining the very principles he was appointed to uphold.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

The irony, though, is that that very desire for confidence is precisely what ends up undermining the accuracy of their decision.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell