devitalizing

present participle of devitalize
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Verb
  • This imbalance prevents any bylaw changes to rein in abuses or limit the use of property, undermining the quality of life of those full-time residents and transforming the nature of the neighborhood.
    Mary Jo Pitzl, The Arizona Republic, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Easterly said those efforts are primarily aimed at sowing discord among Americans and undermining faith in the security of the nation’s elections.
    Christina A. Cassidy and Ali Swenson, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • China has struggled with looming deflationary pressures due to a prolonged real estate downturn and weakening domestic consumer confidence.
    Anniek Bao,Sonia Heng, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2024
  • So far, that has meant assaulting Gaza and weakening Hamas, before obliterating Hezbollah’s command structure, including killing its powerful leader Hassan Nasrallah.
    Alexander Smith, NBC News, 2 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • Manufacturing and services sector surveys have pointed to slower hiring, while Fed Chair Jerome Powell earlier this week characterized the labor market as solid but softening.
    Jeff Cox, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Next, as the cheese reaches the temperature of water from a hot tap, the proteins within it start losing water, shrinking and softening.
    Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 2 Oct. 2024
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