weakened

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Under pressure from Edison and the other companies, the rule was weakened to allow utilities to keep the unused lines in place until executives decided they were “permanently abandoned.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

The military successes of Epic Fury seriously weakened Iran.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Treasurys weakened and the dollar rose following the first Israeli-Iran exchange of fire since a ceasefire went into force in early April.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

The Islamic Republic emerged from the war weakened in some respects but also with a stronger sense of its own resilience.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Clinton ordered General Cornwallis in Virginia to send reinforcements to New York, a move that weakened Cornwallis’s force.

From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen