undermine
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Buyout firms are starting to explore ways to invest in legal-services companies, and many lawyers and lawmakers are concerned that this money could undermine the relationship between lawyers and their clients.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
"I don't know why these individuals attacked or what they are trying to do, but I refuse to let these dangerous acts undermine New Jersey's commitment to public safety," Sherrill said on X.
From Barron's • May 31, 2026
If Suozzi didn’t know at the time that Morales’s government was working to undermine the task force, he probably should have.
From Salon • May 29, 2026
Judges never publicly comment on cases they oversee because that would potentially undermine the words they have used in court.
From BBC • May 27, 2026
Challenges to the system will be easily absorbed or deflected, and the accommodations made will serve primarily to legitimate the system, not undermine it.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
Vocabulary lists containing undermine
The Crucible
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The SAT: Words to Capture Tone, List 4
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Grade 9, List 2
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