undermined

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This undermined efficiency, and Ben Franklin’s maxim that “time is money External link” is especially true with the small margins of mass production.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

The UN said humanitarian operations continued to be undermined by restrictions on the import of critical spare parts, back-up generators and other equipment, as well as shortages of essential inputs, including fuel and engine oil.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

Rodgers' solicitor Ciaran O'Hare said: "The court has recognised there were a number of significant procedural flaws in the conduct of the Crown Court trial which undermined the fairness and safety of our client's conviction."

From BBC • May 8, 2026

The attorneys also argued that the settlement and the parties’ joint statement issued Monday undermined earlier claims that Lively fabricated allegations of harassment and retaliation.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

Confidence in experimental knowledge thus requires the natural/artificial distinction to be undermined and replaced by the conviction that by performing procedures that correspond to natural processes I can have true knowledge of those processes.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton