weakened
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Notre Dame brought students back to the classroom in the fall of 2020, but enrollment still fell and the college’s financial outlook weakened.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
The dollar weakened against the yen as authorities signaled that an intervention to support the Japanese currency could be imminent.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
That is especially true now that attacks on Saudi Arabia and other wealthy, oil-producing Gulf states have left them weakened.
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
Iran may also try to avoid an all-out war because its weakened air defences, vulnerable industrial infrastructure and sanctions-constrained economy make rebuilding losses increasingly difficult and expensive.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
We are caught in that undertow now with a massive wave behind us surging forward, and the image is so powerful, and my mind so weakened, I get muddled.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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