undermining

Example Sentences

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If income drops, a job is lost or competing financial priorities emerge, premium payments may be reduced or stopped altogether, potentially undermining the policy’s long-term viability.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 16, 2026

Heck, some even seem to be undermining humanity.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 14, 2026

Such assertions do not reflect the realities of modern Korea and risk undermining confidence in one of America’s closest allies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

The findings, published in Conservation Letters, suggest that governments risk undermining conservation gains when they fail to address the long-term financial and social costs that wildlife recovery can place on local residents.

From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026

This isn’t a movie about a girl who breaks up with her undermining boyfriend, she thought.

From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart