undermine
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She acknowledged that foreigners had been victims but put this down to general criminality, which the police needed to deal with, and efforts to undermine the country.
From BBC • May 7, 2026
Two longtime energy traders — who asked for anonymity because they were not authorized by their employers to speak publicly — said the activity looked suspicious enough to undermine confidence in the market.
From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026
A sustained energy shock that spreads into the prices of other goods and services would undermine the case for looking past the recent inflation data entirely.
From Barron's • May 6, 2026
American pistachios are cultivated for maximum output and size, which is a desired quality for traders, but can also undermine the taste and complexities of the nut, some argue.
From Salon • May 6, 2026
Yet this substanceless number threatens to undermine the simplest operations in mathematics, like multiplication and division.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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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