weaken
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British ambassador to Estonia Jo Lomas likewise condemned the attacks, adding "they will not weaken our resolve or our support for Ukraine".
From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026
“We’re appealing decisions that will force us to share people’s private search history without sufficient anonymization and weaken vital security protections on Android,” Oliver Bethell, senior director of competition at Google, said in a statement.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
As planetary systems mature and the flow of material onto the star declines, the jets weaken and the escaping gas becomes increasingly atomic.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026
If the AI investment boom begins to weaken, it could be a problem for the broader market.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 27, 2026
This can so weaken the animal that it can develop a long list of other diseases like diarrhea, ulcers, liver disease, pneumonia, and feedlot polio.
From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan
The infection also weakens the immune system, leaving children vulnerable to other infections.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
Osteoporosis, a condition that weakens bones and increases the risk of fractures, affects millions of people and remains a major challenge for doctors seeking safe treatments that can be used over long periods.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 9, 2026
If adoption stalls or pricing weakens, then the later years of the build-out will become harder to fund.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
As the U.S. dollar weakens, bitcoin may appear as an attractive hedge for some traders partly due to its limited supply, Coltman said.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 22, 2026
As we get closer, the illusion weakens, but only because the glass has gotten dirty.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
As demand weakened overseas in key markets like China, Nike announced cost cuts and redundancies.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
The inaction follows a record $98.7 billion operation the prior month to defend the yen after it weakened to near 164 to the dollar in late July.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
Relations between the UK and UAE - whose royal family controls City's ownership group - were previously strong but have weakened to a degree in recent years.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
Winds have weakened considerably, to about 75 km per hour, according to the NHC.
From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026
Roosevelt sat in his lightly packed canoe, weakened from fever, hunger, exhaustion, and worry.
From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple
Stronger-than-expected jobs data could push Treasury yields and the dollar higher, potentially weakening bitcoin, Zaye Capital Markets analyst Naeem Aslam says in a note.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Still, a prolonged energy shock could prompt businesses to curb hiring and investment, eventually weakening workers’ bargaining power.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
Because the weakening appears across such a large geographic area, the researchers say it is more consistent with a broad shift in Atlantic circulation than with a short-lived regional fluctuation.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026
But without the draw of series like “Stranger Things” and “The Queen’s Gambit,” which rank among the platform’s most watched shows, the analysts were worried about weakening engagement trends on the platform.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026
Like a weakening swimmer I edged to the right into a pleasant street only to be stopped by a policeman, who informed me that trucks and such vermin were not permitted there.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
