- present participle of undermine.
undermining
Example Sentences
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Last year, the FCC sought information on whether the major networks had gained too much leverage over local stations and whether affiliation agreements were undermining stations’ control over programming and operations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Moeller-Maersk in April, accusing it of undermining a long-term contract.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
The ICC expressed concern over those withdrawals, asserting that such countries risked undermining the collective pursuit of justice.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
The secrecy in the days and weeks after the Secret Service operation in Ankara may have been, in part, to avoid undermining his public image of power.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
But the thought keeps worming back in, undermining every attempt to rout it out.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
