undermining

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It urged the public and the media to "refrain from spreading premature narratives that risk undermining the integrity of the investigative process."

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

The findings, published in Conservation Letters, suggest that governments risk undermining conservation gains when they fail to address the long-term financial and social costs that wildlife recovery can place on local residents.

From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026

Any sharp jump in import costs could compel the Bank of Japan to raise interest rates, potentially undermining the country’s fragile economic recovery.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Keke Palmer, Naomi Ackie and Taylour Paige play shoplifters undermining the powers that be in a zany, visually uninhibited comedy written and directed by Boots Riley.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

Alvarez would say later that he was inspired by the pleasing thought of undermining “the infallibility of Bethe’s Bible.”

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik