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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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Last week, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt downplayed the significance of an Iran-Russia intelligence partnership and said that any Russian assistance had not changed the battlefield dynamics, pointing to operations that have significantly degraded Iranian capabilities.
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Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 8 Mar. 2026
And not only downplayed but dismissed, in some cases, buried.
—Scott Pelley, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
This president has downplayed the need to tap the SPR this time around.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 8 Mar. 2026
Its best efforts to downplay its advantage were undone come qualifying, when Russell and Antonelli locked out the front row.
—Luke Smith, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2026
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Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 8 Mar. 2026
And not only downplayed but dismissed, in some cases, buried.
—Scott Pelley, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
This president has downplayed the need to tap the SPR this time around.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 8 Mar. 2026
Its best efforts to downplay its advantage were undone come qualifying, when Russell and Antonelli locked out the front row.
—Luke Smith, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2026
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“Downplay.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/downplay. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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