weaken

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An El Niño develops when winds that typically blow east-to-west weaken or reverse.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

The country's biggest union, Unia, also warned the initiative would weaken labour protections, abolish rules barring discrimination between resident and foreign employees and "open the door wide to wage dumping".

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

—European blue-chip stock indexes largely fall at the open as tech stocks slide and banks weaken, even as most sectors open in the green.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Typically, winds in the upper atmosphere can weaken or disperse gravity waves before they reach such heights.

From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2026

I think of the trail of destruction in my wake—my knees weaken and I slide down to a sitting position.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins