undermine
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Funding cuts don’t just undermine disease surveillance, they also undercut public trust, which continues to drop.
From Salon • May 20, 2026
She voiced concern his sharing of AI videos could actively undermine his campaign.
From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026
But Rayner, her allies say, did not want to overshadow the King's speech or undermine the announcement of new legislation she had helped with while a minister.
From BBC • May 15, 2026
“Many of the proposals to meet this objective would undermine bank resilience, impede money market functioning, and, ultimately, threaten financial stability,” a published text of his remarks said.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
Hippasus had revealed a secret that was deadly to the Greek way of thinking, a secret that threatened to undermine the entire philosophy that the brotherhood had struggled to build.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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The Crucible
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Grade 9, List 2
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