undermine
Example Sentences
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Authorities said Binance critically undermined the U.S. blockade on Iran’s economy, allowing U.S. users to make transactions worth over $898 million with Iranian users despite sanctions that bar financial institutions from transacting there.
It warned that "when applied unpredictably, tariffs are inherently disruptive, undermining confidence and stability across global markets and creating further uncertainty across international supply chains".
From Barron's
Now there’s a new source of worry: Sleep shame—the subtle, and not so subtle, ways that people judge and undermine how and when we rest.
Again, critics say the company’s decision to operate a service that is dependent on plastic bags and requires extensive transport undermines their environmental bona fides.
From Los Angeles Times
In return she and senior colleagues in the legal profession warned MSPs they risk undermining the rule of law.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
