watered-down
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Oschin’s scalelike steel panels, albeit part of a smart, efficient structural solution, inevitably read as a watered-down redux of Frank Gehry’s Bilbao-era work.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
Despite the watered-down price, Shein’s IPO is set to be one of the biggest in Hong Kong this year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
High inflation allows debtors to repay loans with watered-down dollars.
From Barron's ● May 30, 2026
When the BMA ended talks in March because it said the deal had been watered-down at the last minute, the government withdrew the offer of the additional 1,000 posts.
From BBC ● May 27, 2026
Dinner the night before had been nothing but old bread soaked in small bowls of watered-down gravy.
From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz
“The ‘Full Fare Rule’ is a vital underpinning of modern flight shopping and must not be repealed or watered down in any way,” wrote Jason Rabinowitz on July 8.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
The proposal was watered down and in 2024 all commissioners, including Ferguson, voted in favor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 4, 2026
Some of the most striking projects are now being watered down, put on hold or even abandoned.
From BBC ● May 25, 2026
The law and its subsequent reauthorizations ultimately made sure that minority citizens’ votes mattered, outlawing policies, such as gerrymandered maps, that watered down their political power.
From Slate ● May 1, 2026
Willow insisted that it never be watered down, as they had done in the past to make the chemicals go further.
From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan
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