has been undermining
- present perfect progressive of undermine (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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The national currency, the rial, has lost more than a third of its value against the US dollar over the past year, while double-digit hyperinflation has been undermining Iranians' purchasing power for years.
From Barron's ● Jan. 1, 2026
“This period is very important for creating a different atmosphere in workplaces, where we move away from an environment that has been undermining workers for far too long,” Weil told me in a telephone interview.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 27, 2022
With many health professionals frantically urging Americans to be vaccinated, the health industry has been undermining that message through its own poor uptake.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 26, 2021
The result has been more crude oil available in the market, worsening a glut that has been undermining oil prices for the past year and a half.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 24, 2016
But it is left with the same basic problem that has been undermining Russian ballet since the 1940s or earlier: choreography that is at best unremarkable and at worst dismaying.
From New York Times ● Nov. 19, 2014
