downplayed
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But on Wednesday’s call, Cahillane downplayed the threat to cream cheese posed by cottage cheese’s ascent.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 7, 2026
Throughout his campaign, Ossoff downplayed such rumours, saying on multiple occasions that he has "zero interest" in a presidential bid.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026
But the minutes merely said that most of the committee expected another hike before the end of the year, a framing aligned with key Fed officials who have downplayed an October hike.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
Marina Beck, an attorney for the 60-year-old “Catwoman” and “John Wick: Chapter 3” star, in a statement downplayed Martinez’s protective order, granted Thursday by a Los Angeles Superior Court judge.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
“A lot of our history lies beneath the waves. If we do not retrieve our history ourselves, it will be ‘discovered’ and downplayed or be disregarded and continue to dissolve into nothing.”
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
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