weaken

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The country's biggest union, Unia, also warned the initiative would weaken labour protections, abolish rules barring discrimination between resident and foreign employees and "open the door wide to wage dumping".

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

—European blue-chip stock indexes largely fall at the open as tech stocks slide and banks weaken, even as most sectors open in the green.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

In 2022, executives were still touting revenue growth of more than 60% compared with 2019 levels, even as same-store sales started to weaken.

From MarketWatch • May 31, 2026

By tuning the environment around the material, the team found they could strengthen or weaken those interactions and effectively switch superconductivity on and off.

From Science Daily • May 29, 2026

Just enough to weaken Sardothien—to make her dizzy and disoriented.

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas