undermined

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But that argument is undermined by the short-term responses of Treasury rates in the closest analogous crisis: the 1973 embargo on oil shipments to the U.S. by the petroleum-exporting countries in the Middle East.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

What we think we want is often undermined by what we actually want.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

“They’ve undermined the functioning of the courthouse by behaving that way,” she added.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026

Both of those camps are crucial to broader market momentum, and the divide reflects what the war has brought: renewed inflation concerns, faded GDP growth prospects and undermined risk appetite.

From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026

To Dr. Strayer and others, the answer is that the rise in driver distraction, caused in large part by new technology, has undermined the gains those other safety measures have made.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel