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undermine

[uhn-der-mahyn, uhn-der-mahyn] / ˌʌn dərˈmaɪn, ˈʌn dərˌmaɪn /


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In past vetoes, he said such programs could undermine partnerships community colleges have built with CSU and other universities that already award the degrees.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 19, 2026

Amodei also warned that China could use advanced AI to undermine free societies.

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

"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

Taking our powers of rapid cognition seriously means we have to acknowledge the subtle influences that can alter or undermine or bias the products of our unconscious.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell

For me, it certainly undermines Mr. Mamdani’s credibility as a politician.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 16, 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

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

Successful experimentation builds confidence in the experimental method; failure undermines it.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

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

From BBC Sep. 15, 2026

Krishnan said he’s talked to frustrated parents who feel that their efforts to limit screen time at home are being undermined by the “dopamine hits” children are getting from gamified apps and YouTube at school.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 14, 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

Those germs undermined Indian resistance by killing most Indians and their leaders and by sapping the survivors’ morale.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

“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

“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

Moeller-Maersk in April, accusing it of undermining a long-term contract.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

But his PTI party made little headway improving Pakistan's finances, with galloping inflation, crippling debt and a feeble rupee undermining economic reform.

From Barron's Aug. 18, 2026

Like Tycho before him, he saw the supernova as undermining the Aristotelian notion of literally fixed and eternal stars.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin




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