played down
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The district at first played down the harm from compromised information.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026
McDermott, at the time, described Connor as a "game-breaker" and played down concerns over his temperament, saying: "I think the rhetoric and the narrative around Jake was tremendously unfair."
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
Secretary-General António Guterres played down the likelihood of talks in New York.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has played down the prospect of talks taking place in New York, saying dialogue between the U.S. and Iran is essential but would probably take place elsewhere.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
The existence of such residues is either played down by the industry as unimportant or is flatly denied.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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