weaken

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During El Nino, trade winds weaken and atmospheric patterns shift across the tropical Pacific, allowing warm waters around Indonesia to spread eastward toward South America.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

An El Niño develops when winds that typically blow east-to-west weaken or reverse.

From BBC • 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

Sadly, this fear was shared by some of their own constituents and supporters who believed that the union of both would weaken or detract from the strength of each movement.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey