as in weakens
to diminish the physical strength of
long periods of being confined to a hospital bed will enfeeble anyone
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When CEOs treat financial advice as a substitute for judgment, leadership starts to erode, decisions slow down, and conviction weakens.—
Melissa Houston,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026 -
Trump’s focus on the Western Hemisphere — as a show of might that weakens China’s geostrategic influence, Nikkei wrote.—
Manal Albarakati,
semafor.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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How the room softens, how people exhale, how laughter drifts back in and the air feels lighter.—
Adrianne Wright,
Washington Post,
2 Feb. 2026
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October 23 – November 21 Intensity softens when truth gets air.—
Tarot.com,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 Feb. 2026
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“Enfeebles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enfeebles. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.
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