undercut
Example Sentences
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Several speakers said the continued sharing of surveillance data undercuts the city’s promise as a haven for immigrants, those seeking gender-affirming care and other vulnerable groups.
From Los Angeles Times
Ferguson Marine has successfully built similar small ferries in the past, but missed out to the Eastern European rival which undercut it on price.
From BBC
The president’s strategy is coherent and prudent: By systematically pressuring exposed adversaries, the influence of strategic rivals is undercut.
A surge in domestic natural gas supplies unleashed by the shale boom undercut coal’s economics, as did cheap renewables, while state environmental policies accelerated the shift away from coal.
France has led opposition to the deal and unsuccessfully attempted to block it over worries for its farmers, who fear being undercut by cheaper goods from Brazil and its neighbours.
From Barron's
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