water down
Example Sentences
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Economic pressure is now building to water down the rule.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
To handle the extra volume, engineers send surplus water down 5 Shaft into the deep pool below, much like an overflow spillway helps relieve pressure at a full reservoir.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 6, 2026
“There was absolutely no reason or desire that I would want to water down this report.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 13, 2026
Both Berlin and Italy also helped pressure the EU to water down its 2035 ban on new petrol and diesel cars -- a decision again opposed, unsuccessfully, by France.
From Barron's ● Feb. 11, 2026
“There is water down there. We have to hurry.”
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
