undermine
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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
Let's be clear – it is a big claim to allege collusion between institutions or organisations collectively seeking to undermine him and his party, and there is no evidence for it.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
Instead, Batchik said, Icelanders decided the potential benefits of membership weren’t enough to override worries that joining the EU could undermine the country’s sovereignty.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
Challenges to the system will be easily absorbed or deflected, and the accommodations made will serve primarily to legitimate the system, not undermine it.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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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
It undermines the intent of the law if, after an expungement, someone can still see a mug shot in a google search, she said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 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
It systematically undermines the solidarity of the family, and it calls its leader by a name which is a direct appeal to the sentiment of family loyalty.
From "1984" by George Orwell
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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
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
Instead of working together, however, those working on behalf of each group undermined one another.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
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“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
“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 the thought keeps worming back in, undermining every attempt to rout it out.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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