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"Being part of a group can never diminish individual responsibility for our own actions, for how we treat others, or for speaking up when someone may be at risk," he said.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

The Pentagon memo establishing the office says it cannot “compel religious participation” or diminish the rights of service members, civilian employees or family members “of any faith or no faith.”

From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026

When farmers pump heavily from wells, that lowers the water table and can diminish the river.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

“While monetary policy cannot move ships or reopen pipelines and refineries, it can diminish the risk that these supply shocks spill over into broader and more persistent inflation,” he said.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

Because I showed my love to Hamlet, would his ardor diminish?

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein

The concept of choosing time over money diminishes for mothers who feel unable to pause their careers, even when personal or caregiving demands intensify.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026

As that plutonium supply steadily diminishes, each spacecraft loses about 4 watts of available power every year.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 10, 2026

When the temperature difference diminishes between the warmer western Pacific and the cooler eastern Pacific, the typical east-to-west trade winds decrease even further.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026

You can find lots of inspirational quotes reminding you that 40 is just the beginning, but that framing is false, and diminishes our not insignificant life experience.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026

He didn’t suffer, as many “honest men” do, from the detestable righteousness that diminishes their virtue.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou

Although that helped to ease water shortages this summer, it has rapidly diminished the frozen supply.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

Yes, he said, his career would feel diminished without a championship.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Asian equities mostly rose while bond yields eased Wednesday, as diminished expectations for Federal Reserve rate hikes in the near term boosted risk appetite and paused the climb in U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

In Ethiopia, child protection coverage in some areas has diminished by up to 85 percent.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

It would have killed us even more, and we were already so diminished.

From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline

"No matter what I've said about Christa Pike, I am no way diminishing her crime," Roberts added.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

Yet all the while, data showed that racial imbalances in the criminal-justice system were diminishing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

But as the general election approaches, both candidates are diminishing the president’s presence in their messaging by varying degrees.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

It’s another reminder of the diminishing trust in today’s job market, like the questionable future of the cover letter.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 5, 2026

There used to be more of them, but they seem to be diminishing.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood