undermined

Example Sentences

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Undermined and subjected to surveillance in China, the family flourished in Boulogne.

From New York Times • Feb. 22, 2022

Undermined by suspicions that he was too brittle to succeed at the highest level, he made a difficult choice.

From The Guardian • Apr. 1, 2013

Undermined by a property market crash, Spain's banks drove the country to seek just over 40 billion euros from its European partners last year to help clean up its financial sector.

From Reuters • Feb. 28, 2013

Undermined, naturally, was their incentive to invest, especially to push network switches closer to residential neighborhoods, the secret to getting cable-like speeds from the old copper phone network.

From Washington Post • May 9, 2012

Undermined flaps must be further opened up and drained—by counter-openings if necessary.

From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander