weakened
Example Sentences
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Riggs said the Teamsters’ safety argument is weakened by the inconsistent safety record of human truck drivers, who have fallen asleep at the wheel or driven while distracted or otherwise impaired.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026
Organizers are also trying to connect voting rights to economic concerns among younger Americans, particularly Black voters whose support for Democrats weakened in the 2024 presidential election.
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
That porous structure would have absorbed and weakened some of the energy from the collision, helping Deimos survive the impact.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 26, 2026
Aerospace groups Safran and Airbus—up 1.5% and 1.3%, respectively—helped push the CAC 40 0.3% higher in Paris, though luxuries weakened.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
Cesi writes, ‘We know by daily experiments that the power of the lodestone is weakened by garlic.’
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
