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Athletes often downplay their injuries.
he self-deprecatingly downplays his own contributions to the festival's success
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Jamie Squire / Getty Images Seattle linebacker Patrick O’Connell, a Montana native, also downplayed the significance of a Super Bowl rematch with New England.
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David K. Li, NBC news, 8 Feb. 2026
As for leaving with the back discomfort, Powell downplay the issue.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 8 Feb. 2026
Although hopeful, other Republicans did not follow the president’s lead in downplaying their loss.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 8 Feb. 2026
When talk of protest or political conflict arose this week, Coventry tried to downplay it to keep the focus on the Games.
—Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2026
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David K. Li, NBC news, 8 Feb. 2026
As for leaving with the back discomfort, Powell downplay the issue.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 8 Feb. 2026
Although hopeful, other Republicans did not follow the president’s lead in downplaying their loss.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 8 Feb. 2026
When talk of protest or political conflict arose this week, Coventry tried to downplay it to keep the focus on the Games.
—Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2026
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“Downplay.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/downplay. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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