- present participle of undermine.
undermining
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Perps could also pull volume away from market makers like Citadel Securities, potentially undermining the payment-for-order-flow fees that retail brokerages rely on to fund zero-commission trading, they say.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2026
At the same time, Citrini’s analysis finds that AI is now starting to present headwinds through competition and disintermediation that is undermining the prospects of the software-as-a-service sector.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2026
While he agreed with the right to protest, he said the looters were "undermining their own goals".
From Barron's ● Oct. 18, 2026
This has raised concerns of illicit Sudanese gold undermining the legitimate Egyptian gold market.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026
It was clear that a way had to be found to capture the profits of laboratory discoveries without undermining academic standards or constraining scientific inquiry.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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