diminished
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After the war, public sentiment made it impossible to replenish diminished defense coffers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
“Because once fields, infrastructure, and export routes take repeated hits, the system stops behaving like a restart candidate and starts behaving like a diminished asset base.”
From MarketWatch • Apr. 26, 2026
They had warned of a diminished ability to respond should major global events inflame threats at home and abroad.
From Salon • Apr. 22, 2026
“Nexstar’s influence is much diminished from its heyday, thanks to audience fragmentation, so it does need to consolidate to have any kind of future on its own terms,” TVNewsCheck editor Michael Depp told me.
From Slate • Apr. 21, 2026
After Luna, his radio expert, was captured, Sargo’s reach was even further diminished.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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