weaken

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

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

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

Her grandmother—as stable as a boulder all of Luna’s life—was starting to weaken.

From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill