downplay

None of this is to downplay the potential dangers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

The death of a Russian lab technician triggers fears of a pneumonic plague outbreak, even as health officials downplay the risk.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

Even if the new dot plot shows another rate hike in October or December, Warsh could downplay the forecast in his press conference after the Fed vote.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

As much as Bhaghani wants to downplay the personal significance of the season opener, he acknowledged he has been counting down the minutes to his return.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026

The term used by linguists to describe what Klotz was engaging in in that moment is “mitigated speech,” which refers to any attempt to downplay or sugarcoat the meaning of what is being said.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell

Constellation Brands signals weak demand for two flagship beer brands, while Intel rises after Elon Musk downplays TSMC’s role in Terafab.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

And Attia largely downplays the risks of overtesting, which can lead to both false positives and the detection of markers that will never develop into life-threatening disease.

From Slate ● Feb. 26, 2026

Yet NRM spokesperson Dombo downplays suggestions that Museveni is grooming his son as an heir.

From BBC ● Jan. 12, 2026

Patti Smith downplays her recent fall onstage and blames ‘post-migraine dizziness’ for the incident, which she believes ‘does not merit so much attention.’

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 31, 2025

Meanwhile, the Regional Homelessness Authority downplays the Point-in-Time count altogether, saying other, larger numbers more accurately reflect the scale of the issue.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 7, 2024

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

Speaking to Turkish journalists on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly meetings in New York this week, Erdogan downplayed the risks posed by the fund crisis to the Turkish economy.

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

US President Donald Trump has downplayed risks posed by artificial intelligence following days of dire warnings by experts.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

I didn’t want to dash her hopes by telling her all I’d witnessed on the team, so I downplayed my teammates’ behavior.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad

The Treasury is downplaying the idea that Number 10 North could become in effect a rival department.

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026

Gardner makes his job look easy, but he says his understudies accused him of downplaying just how challenging it can be.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026

Dozens of US states sued four major tobacco companies for downplaying the harmful health impacts of their products, and won a 1998 landmark settlement that included financial penalties and changes to product marketing.

From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026

However, he warned that the telecommunications industry is still downplaying the risk from satellite competitors, which in his view is a mistake.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026

He keeps his face neutral, downplaying his feelings for my benefit.

From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon