weaken

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Rather, recession hawks should keep an eye on compounding jolts that could simultaneously weaken the economy and the labor market, he argues.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Car purchases tend to weaken, for example, perhaps because in their mental accounting, people place cars and gasoline into the same spending bucket.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

And, when investors’ trust in the published net asset values starts to weaken, it can trigger a feedback loop of redemption requests.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 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

No burnings today, and none tomorrow... but if the snows continue, how long before the king s resolve begins to weaken?

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin