undermined
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Home affairs spokesperson Zia Yusuf said "young British people are being shut out of entry level jobs and our whole economy is being undermined".
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
As the Great Depression undermined traditional sources of financial security — personal savings, work, family support and charity — Roosevelt made social insurance the bedrock of American retirement security.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026
The automaker said Tuesday that the sales drop was primarily due to the discontinuation of higher-volume models such as the Escape SUV and the supplier fire that undermined production of F-Series trucks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
French lawyer Vincent Brengarth, who represents NGOs alleging war crimes in Sudan, said Chad's withdrawal undermined the prospects of those responsible being brought to justice.
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 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
