watered

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Cox initially had a three strike rule for customers, but Sony alleged the company watered down its consequences for infringers to just a stern warning over time.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

There will be no more changes to already watered down plans to raise farm inheritance tax, the government has said.

From BBC • Jan. 8, 2026

“If you had a tree or some garland with 1,000 lights, it might have 800. Things will just get watered down, and so you will be paying the same, if not more, for less.”

From MarketWatch • Jan. 8, 2026

Moore, who replaced Villanueva in November, admitted that the report was watered down to shield top brass from scrutiny.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 7, 2026

My mouth watered at the memory of double-dip cones on hot summer afternoons, sticky and cold and sweet.

From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn