weaken

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The risk/reward of staying in private funds isn’t good because fund performance has started to weaken and there is a risk of higher redemptions in the coming quarters.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Businesses and consumers grew more pessimistic in March with the Middle East conflict set to weaken economic growth.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Barr said the proposals contain a number of material departures from that agreement, and warned the changes could prompt other countries to weaken their own standards in response.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

Oil-price shocks can lead to stagflation, increasing prices for gasoline and food at the same time they weaken demand and the labor market.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 23, 2026

Before World War II, the Japanese who occupied the Korean Peninsula and northeast China pushed tens of thousands of Korean farmers across the border to weaken China’s hold on the region.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden