- present participle of undermine.
undermining
Example Sentences
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While diversification may take time, operational data points “reinforce our view AV adoption can expand the overall category without necessarily undermining Uber’s platform position,” they say.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
But his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party made little headway improving the country's finances, with galloping inflation, crippling debt and a feeble rupee undermining economic reform.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
The statement added that the changes to the World Cup qualifying were a "setback" for associate members and "risk undermining the progress made in recent years to grow the global game".
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
Cedars-Sinai spokeswoman Sally Stewart added in an emailed statement that “changing the allocation formula risks undermining the system that Measure B was designed to protect and sustain.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
Was he a villain for stealing secrets and undermining the government’s ability to protect the public?
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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