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“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

This week, Tao was one of two dozen Fields winners to warn that the AI industry’s obsession with solving math problems could undermine the purpose of math itself.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 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

"The Blues have got some brilliant creativity in Cole Palmer, Morgan Rogers and Joao Pedro, but the fact they are vulnerable at the back could undermine them."

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

They not only fuzz up a writer’s prose but can undermine his intent.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

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

Fans may find it suggestive that the Dodgers, with the league’s top payroll, has won the last two World Series, but real-world evidence undermines the received wisdom that payroll equals success.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

Environmental groups have argued that watering down the target undermines the UK's long-term climate goals.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

But these models rely heavily on outputs from U.S. frontier labs, which undermines the economics of these labs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 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

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

Jack Morgan’s reputation for stolid rectitude was permanently undermined — “Until last Tuesday,” wrote a New York Times columnist, “Mr. Morgan was a legend.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026

Thus, in simple terms, Bentley was right: the new science did undermine belief in magic and witchcraft, just as it undermined belief in astrology and alchemy.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

“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

It said additional charges risked undermining international competitiveness and discouraging domestic breaks, particularly for families and young people.

From BBC ● 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

“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 worldly Argentinean grandmaster Miguel Najdorf, who wasn’t playing in the tournament, introduced Bobby to the city’s nightlife, not caring that he was undermining the boy’s possibility of gaining a top spot in the competition.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady