undermining

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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

He said the rise in crime was causing "immediate and severe" financial impact and "undermining confidence".

From BBC • May 30, 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

Overall, this measure ended up undermining the suffragists, because the low voter turnout suggested that women were apathetic about voting.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling