weaken
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"Sudan suffers the most from weapons and their illegal flow. However, expanding such a sanctions regime will weaken the protection of civilians," said Al-Harith Idriss al-Harith Mohamed.
From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026
As people get older, those connections can weaken, contributing to slower thinking and declines in memory.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 22, 2026
Trade winds that typically blow from east to west across the Pacific Ocean can weaken or even reverse, allowing warm water to spread eastwards.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
While the economy has proved more resilient than expected to the jump in energy prices in the first half of the year, some of its tailwinds will weaken, it said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
The horse’s heart slows, and the spurts weaken.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
This reduction weakens their gravitational influence, offsetting the stronger attraction produced by the hidden force.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 2, 2026
If those customers eventually slow capital expenditures because financing costs rise or free cash flow weakens, semiconductor demand could eventually feel the effects.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
More generally, he added, "this withdrawal weakens the international architecture of criminal justice and heightens fears that the perpetrators of the most serious crimes will escape any prosecution".
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
Less salt makes the water lighter, so it sinks less easily and the circulation weakens further.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
Their gravitational bond weakens, so that when another star passes the binary, the pair break up.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
The Dutch AEX slipped 0.2% as AI-related stocks weakened ahead of Nvidia earnings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
As the atmosphere became drier, that insulating effect weakened, and temperatures dropped further.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 25, 2026
Oldenburg was pushing back against restrictive zoning and suburbanization, arguing that fully residential neighborhoods weakened the societal fabric of the United States.
From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026
He continued on, Full Serrano weakened, and the others were too far back.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026
His blue eyes with their left-sided squint, weakened by the war, had a vacant look.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
The recent weakening of the dollar has buoyed commodities priced in the greenback.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
"All three are weakening as the international environment changes," she said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
Treasury yields declined across maturities, though stayed at elevated levels, as Brent oil is largely stable, while market expectations of Federal Reserve interest-rate hikes are weakening.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
Gurjeet Grewal, chief of Octopus Electric Vehicles, added that weakening the mandate "would send exactly the wrong signal, just as EVs are becoming some of the best-value cars on the road".
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
It was midafternoon, and the Prince had been grappling with the giant beast since morning, and finally, after all these hours, the hairy thing was weakening.
From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman
