water down

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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

Once you’re above the residential lots, you’ll see pipes along the way, carrying water down the hill, along with occasional trailside poison oak.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 5, 2026

Meanwhile, the European Union plans to water down rules that would have effectively banned the sale of new combustion-engine cars from 2035.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025

While books and social media posts were describing the nutritious diet that would best help my growing baby, a lot of the time I couldn't even keep water down.

From BBC • Dec. 10, 2025

The conflict attracted a lot more attention now that it was no longer just the occasional kid with water down the back of his shirt.

From "Ugly" by Robert Hoge