- present participle of weaken.
weakening
Example Sentences
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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
But weakening domestic sales are pushing manufacturers like Zhang to seek fatter margins abroad, where consumers have more purchasing power.
From Barron's ● Aug. 9, 2026
The findings indicate that the eastward flow may now be weakening after reaching its strongest point several years ago.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 7, 2026
Seeing prominent and educated white women discussing serious matters with a black man on the basis of perfect equality could only lead to the weakening of the wardresses’ apartheid assumptions.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
