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undermining

[uhn-der-mahy-ning] / ˈʌn dərˌmaɪ nɪŋ /


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It could thus hit the eurozone economy at a time growth was starting to get back on track, potentially undermining efforts to close the gap with China and the United States.

From Barron's

Ghana Chamber of Mines CEO Kenneth Ashigbey said miners were not opposed to the state seeking higher returns but warned that the current proposals risk undermining competitiveness.

From Barron's

In a policy document, the housing department said the delays were an "unintended consequence" of the post-Grenfell safety regime, and risked undermining the government's gigabit-capable broadband targets.

From BBC

Workers accused Kaiser Permanente of unlawfully undermining negotiations and attempting to intimidate workers by warning them about the consequences of striking and directing their peers to report union activity to management.

From Los Angeles Times

Now that these activities and the protests they have engendered have resulted in multiple deaths, the administration and its allies are further undermining trust by their public response to the incidents.

From The Wall Street Journal