Meanwhile, the President's advisers, such as Kudlow, have sought to downplay concerns about the impact of the Fed's decisions -- just as they downplay Trump's comments about the Fed.
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" Volker tries to downplay Taylor's concerns, asking "what's new?
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That isn't to downplay the victories we've seen in 2016.
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And aides went to lengths to downplay their past disputes.
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We downplay fashion, but it's massively important for mainstream adoption.
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But the Pentagon has taken pains to downplay the possibility.
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Chinese officials, facing a worldwide backlash, now downplay those targets.
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That's really scary, and I don't mean to downplay it.
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Ilhan Omar that many Republicans claim downplay the terrorist attacks.
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She tried to downplay losing the Falwell endorsement to Trump.
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I certainly don't want to downplay the significance of this.
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Trump himself sought to downplay the reports after the call.
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That's led some to downplay the impact of the ruling.
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Serraj's government has sought to downplay the presence of hardliners.
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Brazilian Vice President Hamilton Mourao sought to downplay Salles' comments.
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The Associated Press: Evangelical leaders downplay potential reversal of Roe.
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In an interview, Tester sought to downplay the Trump influence.
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The teenager, though, has been quick to downplay the resemblance.
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We downplay the schemers, the short cuts and the subterfuge.
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Harirchi reportedly tried to downplay the virus before getting sick.
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Daniel Herbert, a defense lawyer, tried to downplay the footage.
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So the new strategy is to downplay what has happened.
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Despite issues, Spencer also sought to downplay concerns about capabilities.
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Saudi Arabia has tried to downplay the incident at home.
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And they downplay the opportunity and point out the obstacles.
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That's not to downplay the work of criminal justice reformers.
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On Tuesday, Mr. Zhou tried to downplay Mr. Howe's importance.
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The companies will knowingly downplay the risk to boost their businesses.
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Government officials have sought to downplay the impact of the probe.
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Expect him to downplay the importance of civilian casualties, for instance.
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New laws widened its use, but Israelis still downplay its importance.
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Both men and women downplay sexual harassment for their own reasons.
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They might even downplay the level at which those problems exist.
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Clinton has tried to downplay the fuss about her email troubles.
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Louisiana Republicans — with some success — are trying to downplay the issue.
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Facebook has tried its best to downplay its influence in elections.
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Sometimes, they do this by trying to downplay their housing situations.
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The Kremlin continues to downplay the attack and deny its involvement.
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Media downplay economic success; Katie Frates of Olympic Media weighs in.
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However, Bannon attempted to downplay any friction with his former boss.
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But nor would it so easily be able to downplay them.
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Trump has appeared to downplay the goals for this week's summit.
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Disney has been careful to downplay its expectations for Rogue One.
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They are fighting hard to downplay the deal with North Korea.
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Did you downplay yourself in front of others or in private?
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When Colbert was hired, CBS quietly sought to downplay ratings expectations.
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A desire to downplay threats to democracy extends beyond American politics.
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Trump allies downplay Republican loss in Kentucky governor's race, by Max.
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The Speaker tried to downplay their differences in his Thursday declaration.
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But Kemp has been seeking to downplay his more conservative positions.
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The Times continued to downplay the Jewish catastrophe throughout the war.
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FBI Director James Comey tried to downplay those fears on Tuesday.
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They also attempted to downplay the potential impact of the tariffs.
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That's not to downplay the misogyny Clinton had to contend with.
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Rather than downplay or deny it, the left should embrace it.
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Cobb's statement was meant to downplay the likelihood of a pardon.
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The president has sought to downplay Manafort's role in his campaign.
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And yet, states continue to downplay the problem of OPEB liabilities.
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Candidates want to downplay expectations, then overperform them come election night.
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"I'm not gonna downplay the magnitude of this series," Girardi said.
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"We cannot downplay the risk involved in this operation," he said.
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And it's important not to downplay Frost's contributions to the series.
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Within the state, however, Democrats downplay differences between the Republican candidates.
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Prosecutors tend to talk up the threat; police officers downplay it.
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But that has not stopped Republicans from trying to downplay the problem.
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Monica was quick to downplay any rivalry, complimenting Brandy on her performance.
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Sondland seemed to downplay the concerns raised by his counterpart in Kiev.
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""Because I'm in a man's field, I used to downplay my femininity.
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Instead, the White House continues to downplay the impact of the shutdown.
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Google executives initially defended the Dragonfly project and tried to downplay concerns.
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Quick to downplay the lawlessness—looting, rioting, burning cars, beating shopkeepers, etc.
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Instead they continue to downplay comments and make excuses for their peers.
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Another way to minimize a damaging news story is to downplay it.
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He will likely downplay -- or ignore -- disappointments, particularly losses in governor's races.
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They brag about accomplishments, drop names, and downplay the contributions of others.
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Tuesday: The Trump White House works overtime to downplay Monday's twin bombshells.
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But Trump's own advisers appeared to downplay the possibility of Clinton prosecution.
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Meanwhile, Sanders continued to downplay Clinton's large wins with Southern black voters.
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In a statement, an AT&T spokesperson tried to downplay CerCareOne's significance.
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Meanwhile, Republicans have sought to downplay the president's connection to the violence.
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Donovan is not the first Republican to downplay the idea, with Sen.
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I certainly don't mean to downplay the importance of a playoff game.
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Conversely, any Republican who tried to downplay Benghazi risked a conservative backlash.
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A woman candidate would, until very recently, likely similarly downplay her gender.
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Trump shared the propaganda as he continues to downplay the coronavirus threat.
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But, check out the clip ... Lil Nas seemed to downplay the achievement.
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Government officials continue to downplay the link between climate change and wildfires.
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The firms were quick to downplay the ban's impact on their business.
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He has sought to downplay fears about the spread of the disease.
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For those who are trying to downplay the severity of Lyme disease.
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But James can apparently stay in downplay mode for only so long.
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Pelosi said Snyder's FEMA request was designed to downplay the state's responsibility.
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Like Clinton, White House officials have appeared to downplay the FBI's investigation.
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Putin is trying to downplay the deaths of Russian mercenaries in Syria
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All sides downplay any rivalry between the executive and the legislative branches.
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Trump officials have consistently tried to downplay Page's role in the campaign.
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"I'm not trying to downplay what we do have," he told me.
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Even members of the mainstream media can&apost downplay his success any more.
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Taiwan was also trying to downplay any significance from Trump's call with Tsai.
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If he wants Trump's favor, he has to minimize or downplay those criticisms.
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Trump and Republicans attack process Trump on Monday sought to downplay Hill's evidence.
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CasaPound's leaders downplay the fact that Mussolini's government also imprisoned his political opponents.
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However, a spokesperson from the New York Fed appeared to downplay Williams' remarks.
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Party leaders downplay fears of a split, eagerly claiming progressive activists as partners.
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Ross is not the first Trump administration official to downplay federal workers' plight.
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Assa Abloy, for its part, sought to downplay the severity of the risk.
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Nevertheless, Chinese officials know that it would be foolhardy to downplay the dangers.
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Notably, House leadership has tried to downplay the significance of the current negotiations.
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The administration was trying to downplay the visit for fear of angering Beijing.
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He went on to downplay his misconduct and identify with the #MeToo movement.
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But Trump's refashioned communications department is making no effort to downplay Trump's frustrations.
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And you and a couple of other networks tried to downplay that speech.
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If you feel you're unsafe, you probably are, so don't downplay the danger.
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Most tycoons seek to downplay the role of political connections in their ascent.
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Asked whether the upcoming releases would "destroy" Clinton, Assange appeared to downplay expectations.
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While the media has tended to downplay these allegations, they are manifestly serious.
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U.S. and Mexican officials publicly downplay Trump's effect on the U.S.-Mexico relationship.
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" Priebus tried to downplay the controversy Tuesday morning, calling it a slight "distraction.
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Hannity sought to downplay that revelation Monday night on his Fox News show.
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Those details complicate Sessions' effort to downplay knowledge of the campaign's foreign contacts.
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"These brokers love to sell the sizzle and downplay the risk," he said.
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Chile's SQM sought to downplay the industry malaise, despite its own plunging profits.
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It was cavalier love, and I don't want to downplay or regret that.
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Democrats downplay any talk that campaigns are distancing themselves from the White House.
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The bright, playful-looking weapons similarly downplay the seriousness of any possible confrontation.
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You can downplay parody, but you can't disassociate yourself from your own words.
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Trump continued to downplay concerns even as the pandemic is expected to worsen.
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However, Navarro seemed to downplay chances for major progress at the upcoming meeting.
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But she said that the school "did their best to downplay" the incident.
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I don't want to downplay the fact that they murdered several people, either.
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Her campaign has tried for months to downplay the controversy as a distraction.
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" Mr. Banks tried to downplay the tension, telling Mr. Reichberg, "Everything is fine.
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At the Democratic Debate Friday, Biden seemed to downplay expectations in New Hampshire.
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Iowa&aposs lack of diversity has led some candidates to downplay the state.
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But if you do, you'll also need to downplay its importance to talent.
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The tweets blindsided top U.S. officials who had tried to downplay the issue.
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Uber, which is facing legal challenges across Europe, tried to downplay its significance.
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The popularity of cannabis investing could also be motivating startups to downplay tobacco applications.
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Long story short ... Oscar tried to downplay his interest in a possible Conor vs.
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New York Fed chief John Williams, speaking Friday, also seemed to downplay the tariffs.
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But top officials have repeatedly tried to downplay the likelihood of aggressive stimulus measures.
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Tuesday night, he went on cable news to downplay the significance of the firing.
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" China has previously tried to deny or downplay the existence of these "reeducation centers.
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Chinese officials had previously tried to deny or downplay the existence of the camps.
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Well, the company copped to that troubling reality while attempting to downplay its seriousness.
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Dornelles, 81, did not downplay the significance of the obstacles during the frank interview.
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To be clear we are making no attempt to hide or downplay recent events.
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I'm not trying to downplay it, because this is massive, but it's the beginning.
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The White House, in its statement, sought to downplay the significance of the discussion.
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Members downplay the extent of their coordination with Cruz, though as North Carolina Rep.
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Earlier in the interview, Tyrrell tried to downplay the KKK's enthusiastic support for Trump.
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After all, Obama likely won't be the only dad trying to downplay his tears.
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We (especially women) are brought up to downplay accomplishments and apologize when we shouldn't.
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But beware of news analyses that, in the name of "balance," downplay this contrast.
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The White House has attempted to downplay the heavy sexist undertones of Trump's attack.
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The new regulations downplay the importance of birth control as a women's health service.
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Often experts downplay this, but Republicans were very effective at using Obama that way.
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Trump, however, sought to downplay reports, stating Monday that he would not fire Rosenstein.
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He sought to downplay the impact of a potential walk-out by African primates.
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Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, said Trump "had to" downplay the North Korean leader's record.
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Not to downplay the kingdom's exchange, but it's not London, New York or Tokyo.
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The White House on Monday sought to downplay any rift between Bolton and Pompeo.
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But Jack Ma has always been keen to downplay the importance of these numbers.
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"The key thing is not to minimize, downplay or brush off incidents," says Green.
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There is no need to downplay how bad Liverpool's last few days have been.
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Knicks Coach David Fizdale tried to downplay his team's interest in Davis on Monday.
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And trying to downplay Flynn's involvement in the campaign would be a hard sell.
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However, Trump later attempted to downplay the dire need for ventilators in the state.
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A Muslim candidate running for president would likely be forced to downplay his religion.
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A black or Hispanic candidate would likely have to downplay his race or ethnicity.
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He also baselessly alleged that some photos were "intentionally framed" to downplay Trump's crowd.
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"No one should downplay the sense of concern, the sense of fear," he added.
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However, State Department deputy spokesman Robert Palladino seemed to downplay Grenell's initiative on Tuesday.
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Mr Nasser has sought to downplay such concerns, insisting that its production was reliable.
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GOP congressional leaders and the White House have sought to downplay the looming report.
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Trump and the White House have tried to downplay Papadopouolos's connection to the campaign.
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Trump has then worked overtime to downplay how big a deal the launches are.
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With A$AP Rocky's wild success, it's easy to downplay how far Ferg's come.
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"It's a human trait to sometimes downplay that stuff and minimize it," Barnard explains.
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But they downplay the notion they're giving Trump direct advice on the Russia probe.
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Capuano sought to downplay how Pressley's blackness, youth, and gender were factoring into the campaign.
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Meanwhile, Kasich and Cruz on Monday sought to downplay the significance of their unexpected compromise.
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Singling out fringe hate movements can also let people downplay harm from less extreme groups.
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Nothing could be further from my mind than to downplay national socialism or its consequences.
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And when I have control of it I try to downplay that sort of stuff.
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An RNC official confirmed Kushner's attendance at the meeting but tried to downplay its importance.
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" Adding, "I'm not the type of woman to fall apart but it's nothing to downplay.
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But I don't want to downplay the sheer terrifying, barbaric power of atavistic ethnonationalist sentiment.
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These props both emphasize Katayama's heterogeneous hands and also downplay them as one of many.
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Later Thursday, Trump seemed to downplay the incident, suggesting that it may have been unintentional.
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He decided to downplay the experience because he didn't want to ruin everyone's good time.
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Political backers of climate action often downplay any uncertainty and play up potential catastrophic outcomes.
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Manchin sought to downplay national issues and avoid the appearance of stymieing the president's agenda.
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The OpenAI founder then went on to downplay the relative risk of nuclear war vs.
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" "Now, whether you can get Bill Clinton to downplay anything," Schier added, "is another question.
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The militants often inflate casualty numbers and downplay the number of their own fighters killed.
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Interestingly, the executives I spoke to largely seemed to downplay the wireless nature of Alloy.
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This question extends beyond the president, as Republicans in Congress continue to downplay his wrongdoing.
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On Tuesday, Schiff, who has endorsed Clinton's presidential bid, attempted to downplay the high classification.
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For his part, Trump tried to downplay the chances of the U.S. rejoining the TPP.
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The Prime Minister appeared to downplay Trump's comments Wednesday while responding to questions from parliamentarians.
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Republicans shrug off latest bombshells Republicans, publicly at least, tried to downplay the latest developments.
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" Trump also sought to downplay his former advisers' role, calling him "young" and "low level.
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" His spokesman later tried to downplay the comment, saying, "I think it was in jest.
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One approach has been to change any advisory committee membership so as to downplay expertise.
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Jokingly asked to arm wrestle with the French leader, Trump sought to downplay the feud.
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Top Republicans are trying to downplay the chances of a shutdown over the border wall.
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Did you have to downplay Fleabag's sexual obsessions to make her more "relatable" for TV?
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The president sought to downplay his relationship with Sondland while also giving him light praise.
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Speaking after the meeting, Goodell tried to downplay the friction created by his contract extension.
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The administration has sought to downplay the severity and economic affect the virus could have.
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Trump's lead personal attorney for the impeachment trial, Jay Sekulow, sought to downplay Democrats' presentation.
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Conservative media figures did their best to downplay Nixon's crimes, especially in relation to Johnson's.
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The pattern of Republican reaction to such disclosures has been to ignore or downplay them.
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The company tried to downplay the problems early on, with confusing and carefully worded statements.
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And he chastised his Republican colleagues for attempting to downplay the gravity of Trump's tweets.
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Moreover, the FCC continues to downplay cable operators' expanding BDS offerings in its competition assessments.
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Frank Bruni There are people who blushingly downplay their impact on the events around them.
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TikTok may be trying to downplay its connection to China to grow its US presence.
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Snowden's allies lambasted the September summary as "aggressively dishonest" and sought to downplay its conclusions.
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Hiring managers are told to downplay such things as whether an applicant makes eye contact.
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"Fed officials have deliberately tried to downplay a chair speech at Jackson Hole," said Cabana.
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Too often those in the medical profession downplay women's complaints, telling them nothing is wrong.
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Why would they downplay the distinctive level of corruption represented by Trump and his allies?
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Facebook has tried to downplay that claim in the past, saying original content sharing was healthy.
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A ruse by Mr Ghosn to downplay his true total pay might have been considered politic.
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After Merkel departed the White House, Trump attempted to downplay any suggestions the meeting went poorly.
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"Also, we cannot downplay the security issues for running a network without being monitored," he said.
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Conservatives want to downplay the nominee's social conservatism so he can make it past the Senate.
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I think it will help you to sort through how you feel and not downplay it.
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Think Progress reports that Kavanaugh sought to downplay the significance of the 2013 Shelby County v.
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EPA sought to downplay the comment as simply a reiteration of what Pruitt has said before.
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But the authorities are keen to downplay ISIS' presence, blaming political elements for the recent violence.
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A swath of liberals tried (and still try) to downplay the incidents to defend their guy.
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In the actual Cyberpunk demo, though, CD Projekt Red seems to downplay weirdness at every turn.
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In no way does Black Panther downplay the role that Black men play in Black communities.
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Has Comey shared any conversations with you about Trump pressuring him to downplay the Russia investigation?
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The first is its tendency to downplay what she calls the "autonomous agency" of small neighbours.
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Military or intelligence officials, for instance, who support certain actions may downplay risks and highlight opportunities.
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In Stitch Fix's online profile, you specify which body features you prefer to flaunt or downplay.
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The White House, in a statement Tuesday night, sought to downplay the significance of the discussion.
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The exaggerated portrayals may also help to downplay surveillance efforts in other parts of the world.
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But there is a limit as to how much you can downplay this sequence of events.
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To a remarkable degree, mainstream feminist discourse in America tends to downplay these sorts of questions.
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They've tended to downplay the role of Congress in passing laws or brokering a bipartisan compromise.
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Accounts of his life that downplay his politics make it harder to grasp this key point.
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Wall Street has a very positive view of Trump, and tends to downplay his political woes.
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But in some cases, he said, parents may downplay any dangers for the sake of convenience.
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"They downplay their talents, their influence, and the affect it had on many people," he says.
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It's important not to forget this history or downplay its devastating effects on gay communities worldwide.
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After any election, the winning side has every incentive to downplay the role of fake news.
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His likely new role gives him an even bigger platform to champion — or downplay — such efforts.
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That way, the Chinese, like the Soviets, could boast about the successes and downplay any failures.
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And in particular, she hasn't tried to downplay the racial progressivism she employed in the primary.
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He has done everything in his power to downplay the impact of the special counsel's investigation.
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Trump also attempted to downplay the danger of coronavirus by comparing to deaths from the flu.
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But it might not make up for the months of him trying to downplay the outbreak.
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She did not acknowledge Acronym's attempts to downplay its relationship with Shadow, including altering its website.
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Another onetime senior employee at Renaissance recalls hearing Mercer downplay the dangers posed by nuclear war.
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At the White House, officials largely worked to downplay the hack and its reported Saudi origin.
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He may push instead for more advocacy of Trump administration policies, more emphasize-this-downplay-that.
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The progressive left, in Britain and beyond, may choose to ignore, downplay, or rationalize this. Fine.
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With so much at stake, investment advisers warn, it would be foolish to downplay the dangers.
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But they did downplay the story, tried to discredit the media, and implied it wasn't factual.
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The Kremlin has tried to downplay the toll in an effort to contain outrage at home.
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But in an effort to downplay that pledge, he won't be attending the Republican National Convention.
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However, she did try to downplay the importance of the foreign assistance in the 2016 election.
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Some art historians still downplay af Klint's accomplishments, dismissing her as a reclusive, witch-like folk artist.
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Pence usually goes to lengths to emphasize his loyalty to his boss and to downplay any differences.
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But while Carter emphasized the physical security of America's nuclear weapons, he did not downplay their threat.
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Some still deny that those were truly horrific crimes at all, or downplay how bad they were.
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Francis has tended to downplay the fraught moral hand-wringing over sexual ethics that preoccupied his predecessors.
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As Dave Roberts argued in Vox, this can lead reporters to downplay certain aspects of Trump's candidacy.
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In reality the movements are pretty jarring and kind of downplay the overall immersiveness of the experience.
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I have only told a handful of people about my panic attacks, and I often downplay them.
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But as the polls solidified ahead of the primary, his advisers attempted to downplay the state's significance.
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I wanted it to make a statement that says this is forever so you can't downplay that!
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Other female actors tried to downplay their children's illegitimacy; Bernhardt asserted her status as a single mother.
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Conservative media outlets and Republican politicians have defended him, trying to downplay or explain away his remarks.
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"They downplay their symptoms because they do not want to end up getting another stent," he explains.
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But he did downplay the implications of the Clinton email investigation, saying the matter had been resolved.
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And when it was so covert those first few months…and in my nature, I downplay stuff.
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What we shouldn't do—what we cannot afford to do—is downplay all the evidence that does.
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Even as Clinton campaigned throughout the state, her team was careful to downplay expectations heading into Tuesday.
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Prior to the meeting, the administration sought to downplay tensions between Silicon Valley and the White House.
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But Democrats ignore or downplay the scale of Trump's appeal to non-college whites at their peril.
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But, publicly, Republican members have tried to downplay any reports that Ryan's speakership is in serious limbo.
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The Republican Party has tried to downplay the threat that increased Democratic engagement in Orange County signifies.
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While political instinct might tempt the Democrats to downplay this issue, there is a higher principle involved.
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Clinton's position is consistent with long standing U.S. policy, focus on horizontal proliferation and downplay vertical proliferation.
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There will be the "glass half-empty" naysayers who attempt to downplay the gravity of this moment.
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Everyone can agree this act of generosity is amazing and I do not want to downplay that.
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This undermines the central argument from Republican lawmakers who've sought to downplay the significance of the complaint.
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Burnett may have wanted to downplay his friendship with the President, but Trump felt no similar compunction.
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He also tried to downplay the absence of $5.7 billion he demanded to build the border wall.
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Like everyone I speak to in Tunisia, Aiouadi is anxious not to downplay the horror of Sousse.
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Some media articles, environmental activists and progressive politicians often over-simplify, downplay or dismiss altogether any uncertainty.
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This study suggests that it benefits a man to downplay how much work went into his ideas.
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Trump repeatedly sought to downplay the risk of the virus before declaring a national emergency on Friday.
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Ryan sought to downplay the significance of the opposition so far, calling it par for the course.
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Lopez sought to downplay the extent of the violence, saying it was not a "mass casualty" incident.
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Trump and the White House have sought to downplay their testimony, chalking it up to political bias.
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He sought to downplay the seriousness of the charges on Thursday, saying incorrectly they weren't actual crimes.
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After news of the meeting between Davis and Francis leaked, the Vatican tried to downplay the encounter.
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Early reactions from the White House were to downplay an abrupt ending of the special counsel's investigation.
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This is far wider than the average error, which tends to downplay the chance of an outlier.
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The White House's attempt to downplay the importance of the Manafort cooperation deal purposely misses that point.
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The new TIGTA report includes no recommendations, and the IRS has consistently sought to downplay the problem.
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The President sought to downplay the news Monday in a tweet denying any involvement in the controversy.
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I don't mean to downplay their work, but rather, to advocate for more diversity in this space.
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But they normally went out of their way to publicly downplay conflict and present a united face.
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Not to downplay it or nothing, but that's a hindrance because they're going through a psychological transformation.
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In their written testimony, the executives worked to downplay the role these rebates play in their business.
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In an absurd attempt to downplay the Democrat's Green New Deal, a Republican Senator offers a VelociReagan.
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One cannot downplay the persuasive capabilities of documentary photography and its power to direct public opinion across Europe.
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Zhang also sought to downplay concerns that the illegal planting was more widespread than the government has said.
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The only reason to include this detail in a post is to downplay the severity of the event.
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Richard Burr, the Republican chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, seemed to downplay the discussion of the memo.
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The network has worked tirelessly to downplay the significance of both scandals and deflect attention from Trump's actions.
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Is it really a bad thing that fewer millennial women feel the need to downplay their own strengths?
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There's a very high likelihood that someone accused of problematic behavior is going to downplay it or lie.
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So why do so many (mostly straight) people downplay it as a warm up before the main act?
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The police could also ask for extra proof or evidence, or downplay the severity of an alleged offense.
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She would sooner downplay Facebook's involvement in a national security crisis than compromise the integrity of her reputation.
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The soldier is then referred to Arquette (Michael Kelly), a therapist who also seems to downplay the glitches.
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Although Donald Trump growled that Iran had made a "big mistake", he soon tried to downplay the incident.
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Its weakness is a management team that seems keen to downplay the severity of what has just happened.
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No one with a functioning brain actually believes Spicer was trying to downplay the horrors of the Holocaust.
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Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi is trying to downplay the animus between her and New York Rep.
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They relish their reputation as king slayers even as they downplay their status as the House's new powerbrokers.
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In the book, he admits that he did try to "downplay" his "vices" because she didn't do drugs.
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She says that he told her to downplay the incident, which, if true, looks far worse for Uber.
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After realizing that analysts wanted to talk about little else, Facebook executives then tried to downplay Messenger's impact.
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It ordered broadcasters to downplay news of Mr Qadri's execution and imposed a news blackout on his funeral.
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Even before the latest accusations came out against Epstein, Trump has done his best to downplay the friendship.
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Johnson has previously sought to downplay fears about a US trade deal weakening UK food and agricultural standards.
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" Joyce sought to downplay seeming dissension from President Donald Trump, who has repeatedly tweeted about a Russia "hoax.
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Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly tried to downplay the characterization of the order as a "ban" on Tuesday.
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"I understand that you kind of downplay it and say, 'It might be a false positive,'" said Dubner.
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But even with statistics like these, some deny that the gender pay gap exists, or downplay its consequences.
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The New York Times later reported that Sandberg tried to downplay implicating Russia in spreading misinformation on Facebook.
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Downplaying connection One approach for Trump's defenders is to downplay the importance of Papadopoulos in the Trump campaign.
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Trump, seeking to downplay the news, stepped out in front of Mattis' resignation, spinning it as a retirement.
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My advice to others: You cannot downplay the importance of building a strong network for a successful business.
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Trump praised the superpowers' relationship and sought to downplay any trade friction that he previously had with Beijing.
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Mulvaney went on to downplay the chances of a government shutdown when the fiscal year ends on Sept.
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For reasons known to Mr. Credico... it has been Mr. Credico who was attempting to downplay his involvement.
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"I suspect it's 60 percent posturing, but you can't downplay the risk of something like that," Perry said.
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And that's not to downplay the emotional labor and trauma of being constantly degraded, which is really exhausting.
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Both Durant and Westbrook have tried to downplay the personal significance of this one game, which, okay, sure.
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The acquisition could make it difficult for Google to downplay concerns over its size and influence moving forward.
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It's either naïve or dishonest to downplay the role of pornography in the sexual objectification of our women.
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If anything, he frequently uses his office to downplay the harms of the virus and hawk unproven cures.
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The development came in stark contrast to Trump Administration efforts Thursday to downplay the impact of the shutdown.
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Seeking to downplay the rift, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang reiterated a desire for cooperation on trade.
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Trump, meanwhile, lashed out at the media on Twitter and tried to downplay the threat of the virus.
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She would sooner downplay Facebook's involvement in a national security crisis than compromise the integrity of her reputation.
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Since the first COVID-19 case was reported, Trump has attempted to downplay the severity of the outbreak.
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Hindu groups have also sought to downplay the role of the Muslim Mughal Empire in the country's history.
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She said parents should gently correct irrational fears but not downplay anxieties just to make children feel better.
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Supporters of the State Department have sought to downplay the risk, emphasizing that no breach had been detected.
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Trump's efforts to muzzle health officials and downplay coronavirus mirror the tactics of an authoritarian regime, experts say
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I won't try to downplay anything: there were times when I felt burned out, discouraged, frustrated and stressed.
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But Trump and other administration officials have sought to downplay the severity of the disease within U.S. borders.
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"Anyone who tries to downplay the engineering innovation of the auto industry is selling them short," said Friedman.
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The Defense Department website has been restructured to downplay any serious reporting on any of our ongoing wars.
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Booker's campaign has attempted to downplay that gap: "The raw numbers of money is irrelevant," Demissie said Thursday.
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And Friday was not the first time that Trump has sought to downplay the threat of white nationalism.
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Like a true playa, he's trying to downplay the fact he's kind of a big deal right now.
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Ex-aides downplay ties One former Trump campaign official downplayed Pence's relationships with both of the indicted men.
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The way Scott's office framed the Zinke trip helped downplay the perception of political gamesmanship from the announcement.
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The Pentagon appeared to downplay any active preparations to directly intervene in Venezuela, but acknowledged detailed contingency planning.
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They help to downplay the dull noises of wheels hitting asphalt, to blunt out engine trouble when it arises.
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It's becoming more and more clear that one of those priorities is to downplay the threat of climate change.
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Despite these warnings, the complaint claims, the company's attempts to downplay the potential for addiction went unhindered for years.
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The emails show his administration attempting to downplay fears of lead exposure from Flint's water supply and avoid blame.
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Yet the dynamic was similar: Those in charge sought to downplay or even suppress what the water testing showed.
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Tirana, Albania (CNN)Some will try to downplay it, to dismiss it, to tell you it's a big misunderstanding.
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Not surprisingly, those waiting for the Trump sisters at the local Republican HQ were inclined to downplay those charges.
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Not to downplay [my professional career]; I had a hell of a lot of fun doin' what I did.
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" The Times did all it could to downplay the Muslim connection to terror, asking "When is an attack terrorism?
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Charismatic leaders of any movement tend to paint themselves and their "side" as righteous, and to downplay legitimate criticism.
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Instead, they are a left-leaning coalition of interest groups looking for group wins that tends to downplay ideology.
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I don't mean to downplay the fact that we're in the 10th year of an economic period of growth.
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Of course, it's in the RIAA's interest to exaggerate the benefits of site-blocking and to downplay the costs.
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Official figures tend to downplay bike theft; typically perhaps one such crime in five gets reported to the police.
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Subsequent Chinese leaders tried to downplay that aspect of Maoism—fearful, perhaps, of fuelling Western suspicions of Chinese communism.
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The prime minister later tried to downplay it, claiming that he was actually making fun of himself, not Trump.
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With construction underway and as Germany attempts to downplay criticism of the project, concerns over security and geopolitics remain.
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As a result, the authors emphasize that conventional risk approaches tend to downplay worst-case scenarios despite their plausibility.
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White House press secretary Sarah Sanders indicated the president would highlight what he sees as achievements and downplay discord.
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It became clear that they were trying to suppress the findings and downplay the associations instead of highlighting them.
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Filtered through specially tinted Oakley shades, Watson's version will have heightened contrasts that accentuate some colors and downplay others.
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In addition, policy makers shall not knowingly misrepresent, exaggerate, or downplay areas of scientific uncertainty associated with policy decisions.
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The Times claims that new official guidelines will include this 14-unit weekly limit, but downplay the associated risks.
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National security adviser H.R. McMaster pushed back against the notion that Trump would downplay human rights on his Nov.
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Government officials have sought to downplay the incident on Margarita, saying videos had been "manipulated" by pro-opposition media.
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And we don't want to downplay the many conveniences of online texts, which include breadth and speed of access.
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"Before the No Buy Year, I would definitely downplay how much I spent, because it was embarrassing," she says.
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But several residents used their testimony to deny or downplay the events of the Holocaust, reportedly causing Oregon Rep.
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These critics also argue that activists, in their effort to legalize cannabis, downplay and hide the plant's true harms.
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Many are willing to downplay the risk, saying there's no evidence the Russians changed the outcome of the elections.
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Seoul has criticised school textbooks in Japan that it says distort history and downplay Japan's wartime and colonial atrocities.
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When an analysis shows that your preferred policies have negative impacts, the incentives to downplay those results are tremendous.
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You can turn on active noise reduction to downplay surrounding noise if you're in a loud or busy environment.
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Trump himself has continued to downplay the importance of exercise, even questioning whether it presents more risk than reward.
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President Donald Trump has already cited the lower number to downplay the severity of the catastrophe compared to Katrina.
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Administration officials sought to downplay concerns that fewer arms trade restrictions could have a negative impact on human rights.
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In their essays, Mr. Hockenberry and Mr. Ghomeshi downplay their culpability and deny the most serious accusations against them.
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The 1619 Project challenges not only the founders' innocence but that of white Americans who downplay racism's vitality today.
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Democrats have generally tried to downplay the possibility that they might try to impeach President Trump throughout the campaign.
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If Dutch politicians do fail on climate goals going forward, they won't be able to hide or downplay it.
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Partly out of a worthy desire to celebrate the heroism of single parents, progressives too often downplay family structure.
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A host of Democrats and journalists have criticized Trump for attempting to downplay the threat posed by the coronavirus.
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" One operative inside Trump Tower tried to downplay Ryan's comments, saying they were "not a big deal around here.
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Rex Tillerson's efforts to downplay the president's rhetoric won't relax tensions with North Korea, argues The Atlantic's Krishnadev Calamur.
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President Trump's response to the coronavirus has been to downplay the risks and worry about his own reelection chances.
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He has also tried to downplay his role on Trump's defense team, insisting he isn't a "full-fledged" member.
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Trump has been quick to downplay the impeachment and declared himself bored by the proceedings, according to a confidant.
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Page appeared to downplay that possibility, saying he had no recent contacts and no current business dealings involving Russia.
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President Donald Trump, meanwhile, has sought to downplay any potential U.S. outbreak or the impact to the nation's economy.
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These discrepancies add new urgency to a question many are already asking: Did China downplay the outbreak early on?
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"I've just gotten a good pitch to hit," Judge said, doing his best to downplay the success against Baltimore.
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The excerpts prompted backlash from Trump and White House officials seeking to downplay claims of a dysfunctional White House.
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But Trump quickly took to Twitter to contradict Bolton and downplay his concerns, while expressing his "confidence" in Kim.
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With that in mind, Republicans are already looking to discredit the office and downplay the importance of the score.
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Despite his efforts to downplay Ali's videos and the protests they're inspiring, Sisi may soon find the subject unavoidable.
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The White House, meanwhile, insisted the president stands by his statements but have also worked to downplay his claims.
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She represents a repudiation of the idea that Democrats must downplay "identity" to appeal to the country at large.
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But it's still hard to know the best way to harness the placebo effect and downplay the nocebo effect.
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The retort leaves little doubt that Mr Kushner thinks the left can downplay non-economic injustice only at its peril.
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The Clinton camp also sought to downplay similarities between the seething political scenes in the U.K. and the United States.
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For example, they downplay the regression of things like modern medicine that would accompany the mass adoption of their ideas.
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Moore responded in a way that appeared to condone, or at least downplay the impact of, slavery, the Times reported.
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What contributed to my depression was putting a ton of work into my passion, only to have people downplay it.
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Tyrrell tried to downplay the organization's role in Trump's election, even making a strange reference to the Knights of Columbus.
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Flynn attempted to downplay the seriousness of his offense after Mueller released his findings in December, the latest memo said.
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Jane also sought to downplay another major concern for Thailand's government and its exporters: the potential for U.S. trade protectionism.
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Although these themes are undeniably present, such descriptions make the works seem purely cerebral and downplay their extraordinary physical presence.
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The White House tried to downplay any sense of tension between the president and the Senate majority leader Wednesday night.
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Indeed, a few on Saturday played up that aspect of his persona while dismissing those who sought to downplay it.
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"She has since apologized for her "thoughtless responses" and said she didn't mean to "downplay national socialism or its consequences.
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And far from overreacting to all internet crimes, law enforcement and courts can ignore or downplay online harassment, for example.
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Obama has sought to downplay the ramifications of the Brexit vote, though the security and economic consequences remain largely unknown.
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Germany, Europe's biggest natural gas consumer, has made efforts to downplay the relevance of Russian energy on the nation's security.
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The president at first sought to downplay the disaster, then suggested Puerto Ricans were doing too little to help themselves.
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On Artificial Intelligence: I don't want to downplay the theoretical concern that we might make systems that make bad decisions.
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The Pentagon on Wednesday appeared to downplay any active preparations for military action in Venezuela, but acknowledged detailed contingency planning.
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In a private 90-minute meeting with Senate Republicans and Mike Pence, the two sides tried to downplay any disagreements.
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Microsoft was probably right to downplay the increase, and the company is now focused on its next Project Scorpio console.
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Bernie Sanders when he tried to downplay a past statement he made on gun control at Thursday night's Democratic debate.
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The tweets were a huge surprise given that a day earlier, top U.S. officials had sought to downplay the dispute.
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Yet for all their trappings of wealth, the Rockefellers worked hard to downplay their vast fortune, even within the family.
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If Trump is trying to downplay his age, Clinton has embraced it by constantly highlighting her role as a grandmother.
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Traders were quick to downplay the prospect of the overhang disappearing anytime soon, however, noting the decrease was very small.
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Greg Walden (R-Ore.), who runs House Republicans' campaign arm, tried to downplay a potential Trump effect down the ballot.
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But in the days that followed that report, officials in the U.S. and South Korea sought to downplay Trump's doubts.
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Though Epstein and Trump have a long and well-documented relationship, Trump has done his best to downplay the friendship.
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NBC News reports that administration officials often emphasize political resolutions with the Taliban and downplay military frustrations on the ground.
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Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani later tried to downplay the President's tweet as merely expressing an opinion, not giving an order.
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LaVar Ball told ESPN he was happy to have his son back, and also seemed to downplay his alleged crime.
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Women have always led in driving change and we must continue to counter efforts to devalue and downplay our achievements.
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Assange feared that the Times and the Post would downplay what he believed were explosive stories buried in the archive.
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Part of that message is meant to downplay the significance of the policy projections that officials issue every three months.
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And Trump's defenders on the committee did their best to downplay the president's attempt to interfere with the FBI's investigation.
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The AfD is pushing to downplay the crimes the Nazi era, amid fears of a new wave of German nationalism.
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Not to downplay where we are, but thinking of where we could be, it certainly could have been very tragic.
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President Trump squandered two precious months trying to downplay the new coronavirus while attempting to talk up the stock market.
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Presidents downplay virus warnings Brazilians have been tricked by the media over a "little flu," according to President Jair Bolsonaro.
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"One of the problems with the discourse in Britain today is the tendency to downplay racial difference," Ms. Hirsch wrote.
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This is refreshing in world where big-budget games are often at pains to downplay or avoid their own politics.
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People wishing to downplay the impact of the election on civil rights also have pointed to statements by Trump himself.
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Once the report comes out, he can try to downplay the allegations or discredit the evidence contained in the report.
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He continued to downplay the threat well into March, contradicting warnings from his own officials and top public health experts.
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Trump has repeatedly tried to downplay the gravity of the outbreak and floated his own hunches on matters of science.
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In a news conference the day after the primary, he also seemed to downplay the significance of the anti-I.
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The Chinese government initially tried to downplay the severity of the coronavirus outbreak and tried to crack down on whistleblowers.
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Instead, they say, officials are essentially choosing to ignore or downplay findings that don't line up with the administration's agenda.
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Trump lost the popular vote in winning the White House and has sought to downplay Russia's role in the process.
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Moreover, little has been done to strengthen U.S. cyber defenses, and Trump has continued to downplay concerns about foreign interference.
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Kudlow sought to downplay concerns of a trade war with China this week amid the Trump administration's threat of tariffs.
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History shows that the funding government will find it difficult to resist also controlling the content — emphasize this, downplay that.
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NATO officials downplay reports that they are worried about what the Russians might be up to in the western Balkans.
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In the days since, leaders of the German far-right party AfD have sought to downplay the gunman's political motivations.
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Trump's relationship to Scarborough isn't the only one of the president's old ties that his aides have tried to downplay.
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"It's a response to a lot of media coverage that has tried to downplay what he's accomplished," Mr. Short said.
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"Hailey followed his announcement by defending her husband against "those who are trying to downplay the severity of Lyme disease.
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As the Australian government continues to downplay the climate emergency we must get loud and demand action on climate change.
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And how does that play into who attacks who and who tries to downplay differences between themselves and other candidates?
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Britain tried to downplay a top diplomat's leaked warning that the country's departure from the E.U. could take 10 years.
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Attempts by Trump allies to downplay the oddness of the President's requests to McCabe and Comey are close to laughable.
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Gun advocates such as the National Shooting Sports Foundation, which represents the gun industry, downplay the problem of straw buyers.
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Trump has sought to downplay the risk of a recession while pinning blame for a potential downturn on the Fed.
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Democrats across the caucus said they wanted to downplay any intracaucus drama that could potentially distract from their impeachment inquiry.
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We shouldn't let any feminists in the West downplay our cause and say this is a small issue, it's not.
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Given the close polls and national attention, both parties have rushed to downplay the race's 85033 implications outside of Virginia.
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On the right, writers sought to downplay his crimes and the impact his plea may have on the Trump administration.
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The sober foreign-policy types who cling on in his administration are scrambling to downplay such undiplomatic words and calm tempers.
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Uno, however, has tried to downplay the significance of his form this season heading into next month's Winter Olympics in Pyeonchang.
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You don't have to tell them every single detail, but it's important not to downplay what happened to you, she says.
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Shortly after The Daily Beast reported Nix's contact with Assange Wednesday, the Trump campaign's executive director sought to downplay Cambridge's role.
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You will do your best to downplay it internally, which often centers around a slogan that reminds employees to avoid distraction.
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The Aftermath The match represented an enormously satisfying win for women in tennis, but critics were quick to downplay its significance.
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Chinese state media outlet China Daily published two misleading articles about the Hong Kong protests that attempted to downplay their significance.
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Aerial photos also show empty space on the National Mall, although Spicer said they were "intentionally framed" to downplay the crowd.
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The campaigns have tried to downplay it, but names were began getting floated from both sides of the aisle this weekend.
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But in recent months she has attempted to downplay Kasich's endorsement and run from certain parts of his record as governor.
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Whoever succeeds Comey will know that he will either follow Trump's directive to downplay the Russia investigation or himself be fired.
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This is not to downplay the incredible work that went into La La Land, Manchester by the Sea, Arrival, and others.
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We Can't Let Hope Hicks Downplay Her Lying It's Not Just Ivanka Trump — We Need To Talk About Hope Hicks' Complicity
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Thiel sparked more recent controversy after the surfacing of decades-old book passages in which he appeared to downplay rape accusations.
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Some of the mainstream networks downplay report that the Clinton campaign and the DNC paid for the controversial anti-Trump dossier.
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Read: Apple really is starting a war with Facebook over privacy Facebook has attempted to downplay the significance of the breach.
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Pay close attention to the way you discuss your talents, self-worth, and bank account—do you downplay your successes, Gemini?
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None of this is to downplay the negative repercussions that Facebook, Google, and Amazon's unchecked power has had on numerous sectors.
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Academics who offer different interpretations of history which downplay the role of the Party and its heroes are labeled "historical nihilists".
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I don't want to downplay America's long history of black cinema (a history that already includes a handful of black superheroes).
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In Pakistan, the military sought to publicly downplay the extent of the Indian bombing, but also pledged to respond in time.
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Speigel also refers to the product as a "toy" to downplay any perception that the company considers this a groundbreaking innovation.
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While research has begun to downplay the accomplishments of celebrity CEOs, many Americans continue to believe in their almost magical powers.
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On Wednesday, President Donald Trump appeared to downplay Russia's efforts to interfere with US democracy for a third time this week.
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Others, like Graham and Harris, are either falling in line behind the president or twisting his words to downplay their offensiveness.
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And then, in an apparent effort to downplay the story, Trump Jr. instead confirmed it, in a story that keeps snowballing.
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Urzua sought to downplay fears that the energy overhaul, which was based on a change in the constitution, would be overturned.
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McKew apparently wants to downplay China and India and return to policies that were fashioned for the geopolitics of the 1950s.
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Was the White House growing sensitive to criticism of Trump's busy, expensive, and profitable recreation schedule, and trying to downplay it?
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He said that it would "be very concerning" if intelligence heads were asked to "downplay" the Russia probe at any point.
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While officials sought to downplay the threat, a Trump aide on Wednesday said that North Korea should not test the president.
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Carson and HUD officials downplay the changes -- claiming this is just a typical shift made from one administration to the next.
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Trump has sought to downplay expectations for the talks, arguing it could take more than one meeting to reach a deal.
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"Rotten Tomatoes critic score (Season 1): 83%What critics said: "Comics tend to lampshade, retcon, downplay, or explain away these questions.
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Pichai tried to downplay the controversy, repeatedly saying that Google currently has no plans to launch a search product in China.
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Recent years are riddled with the corpses of campaigns that sought to downplay the importance of the first two early states.
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To be sure, it would be a mistake to downplay how intrusive the mere use of social media platforms can be.
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But if Beijing aims to downplay regional rivalries going forward, it may take a more active role in resolving future disputes.
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Trump's White House tried to downplay the tweet, insisting it was simply his opinion and not a directive to Sessions. Riiiiiiight.
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And he sought to downplay Trump's endorsement on Wednesday, implying that Trump did so only because he acquiesced to the establishment.
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Luther Strange, who lost his primary bid Tuesday, Trump repeatedly sought to downplay the seriousness of Russia's involvement in the election.
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She's earned the nickname "the good witch of the art world," but says she used to downplay her "woo-woo" side.
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Tigress Research analyst Ivan Feinseth said Musk "continues to downplay" the need for cash to fund projects beyond the China plant.
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It also seemed to downplay the presence of total trihalomethanes, chemical compounds that can cause kidney and liver disease when consumed.
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But she didn't totally downplay her gender identity: She released a video about her transition in response to Marshall misgendering her.
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It might be tempting to downplay the significance of the rise of virtual assistants, but for Amazon this was serious business.
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The President's instinct to downplay the coronavirus threat represents a wager with his presidency less than eight months before Election Day.
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In recent days, however, White House officials have sought to downplay any tension between the Trump administration and the tech giants.
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Navy officials attempted to downplay the severity of the situation after news outlets broke news of the search early Friday morning.
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Some active-duty troops, police officers and firefighters downplay symptoms because they fear being sidelined, or don't want to admit weakness.
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TORONTO (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Struggling to find funding, technology entrepreneur Bobbie Racette was told by one investor to downplay her sexuality.
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Others point to strong consumer lending and low claims for unemployment insurance as reasons to downplay the possibility of a recession.
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In each case, certain political elites have publicly denied that reality, encouraging their voters to downplay the severity of the threat.
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TORONTO (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Struggling to find funding, technology entrepreneur Bobbie Racette was told by one investor to downplay her sexuality.
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As Trump attacked Bolton's credibility, some top Senate Republicans used a variety of arguments to downplay the new information from Bolton.
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On Wednesday, he sought to downplay the weight of the investigation, saying there were bigger issues to deal with in Florida.
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Despite the recent market volatility, Powell's prepared comments and question-and-answer testimony appeared to downplay the significance of the turbulence.
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Hashimoto's contribution to the gaming world was an accident, but on no account does that downplay his or the code's importance.
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Critics of the deal worry that Obama might downplay Iranian transgressions, arguing they are less important than preserving the overall agreement.
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However, he emphasized that this does not downplay the situation and said everything must still be done to stop this outbreak.
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" However, in an apparent attempt to downplay the seriousness of the situation, he added: "I'm not looking at options right now.
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Not to downplay where we are, but thinking about where we could be, it could certainly have been very, very tragic.
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While slamming China for what he called unfair trade practices, Trump appeared to downplay the importance of quickly striking a deal.
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Some other officials in the Trump administration have sought to calm those fears and downplay the chances of a military engagement.
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The Pentagon sought to downplay that assertion Friday, saying in a statement that it had not received any orders regarding Venezuela.
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The Republican Party is alienating an entire generation of young conservative voters by continuing to downplay climate science and sidestep solutions.
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McCabe's public statements on CNN following the DOJ declination, however, would seem to downplay that possibility, at least on its face.
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The house itself is, as you might imagine, reported to be haunted, although the staff itself seems to downplay the hauntedness.
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" He has tried to downplay damage wrought by the storms with false claims like, "The electricity was broken before the storms.
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Google executives have defended the Dragonfly project and tried to downplay concerns, saying that it was merely in the exploratory stages.
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And as it became clear that Flint's water had problems, including bacterial and chemical contamination, the department continued to downplay them.
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We try to find the up in things or downplay things to not be sitting in it so thick for so long.
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" The policy also states that policy makers "... Shall not knowingly misrepresent, exaggerate, or downplay areas of scientific uncertainty associated with policy decisions.
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Consumer backlash Attempts to downplay the controversy are unlikely to succeed, at least in the short term, as alarm spreads among consumers.
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Neo-Maoists are similarly driven to downplay the horrors of the Cultural Revolution—and in some cases even call for another one.
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In that way, he is not unlike other politicians, who lift up the numbers they like and downplay the figures they don't.
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Bossert, seeking to downplay Hutchins's role, simply noted that "we got lucky" that an independent security researcher had triggered WannaCry's kill switch.
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" Trump writes on Twitter that "the Fake News, especially NBC and CNN" are "fighting hard to downplay the deal with North Korea.
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They can help us get past denial or an internalized desire to downplay those experiences as a way of coping with them.
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While Mr. Biden's campaign has publicly sought to downplay expectations in Iowa, it has also invested heavily in both time and resources.
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They're hybrid creatures, both wielding incredible amounts of power, but desperately trying to downplay their gender, lest it be perceived as weakness.
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Not to downplay the apparently imminent existential threat of global trade, but this time the call is coming from inside the house.
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Hillary Clinton's decision to downplay her early Republicanism, by contrast, signalled her lack of ambition to win votes from the other side.
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It's not the first time the administration's top officials have contradicted the president or sought to downplay his statements on foreign policy.
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Some big banks use their own models for calculating capital buffers, but some regulators suspect they are being used to downplay requirements.
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On multiple occasions, officials have had to downplay the president's Twitter habit in court in a bid to protect his administration's policies.
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Now where I would downplay luck is when you see people get lucky a lot, because they have a lot of choices.
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Free-trade advocates love to point out all the jobs that NAFTA created but often downplay all the jobs it wiped out.
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Since the election, Erdogan has appeared to downplay the significance of the MHP, pointing to its 7 percent share of the vote.
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Commission member Bertha Madras, a researcher at Harvard Medical School and McLean Hospital in Massachusetts, sought to downplay the administration's decision Tuesday.
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Samsung was quick to downplay the issue, but ultimately apologized, issued early findings and pushed the release back to an undisclosed date.
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But in the same breath, the campaign is quick to downplay expectations, boasting of a strong third-place finish as a victory.
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PG Ricky Rubio tried to downplay his name in trade rumors but noted the emotional toll those rumors can take on players.
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Or did it attempt to downplay the event in hopes that being more casual about it could temper the incredibly high expectations?
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"I'm trying to downplay my own history because this is just a statement of what I've done in the past," says Gallant.
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Those around Trump are in apparent denial about his words, which they either try to downplay or translate into more reasonable terms.
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On Sunday, he also sought to downplay any differences between his positions on gun control and those of the National Rifle Association.
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This isn't to downplay the heroism of people like the private citizen who intervened in the Texas shooting or others like him.
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Some think the best course is to downplay the document's significance entirely and wait for a different pope to clarify its ambiguities.
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But when white nationalists carry out mass shootings, they downplay the perpetrator—and thus risk obscuring the ideology that drove the attack.
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In a CNN interview this week, Willoughby said her ex-husband asked her to release a statement to "downplay" the abuse allegations.
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The U.C.S.F. findings are the latest evidence that the beverage industry has supported research to downplay the health hazards of sugary drinks.
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"Seeing the fall-out of Tuesday's speech from Draghi, ECB officials showed some effort to downplay the message," analysts at ING said.
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"There's a tremendous focus on getting patients pregnant, and they tend to downplay the risks of a twin pregnancy," Dr. Sauer said.
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Today, Huffman seemed to downplay Reddit's involvement in spreading IRA-backed content, saying that American users are ultimately—albeit unknowingly—to blame.
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In that interview, Johansson tried to downplay the allure of her voice, presenting it as more of a quirk than an asset.
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This month, the Times released a blockbuster story outlining Facebook's behind-the-scenes efforts to downplay and deny the controversies surrounding it.
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Imagine you didn't know which party benefited, so there was no reason to downplay the event's horror, or shrink from its implications.
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He subsequently apologized for his comments, but sought to downplay them as "locker room talk" between him and then-host Billy Bush.
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It's an image that hasn't really helped the VC arm, and its partners seem to be trying to downplay it these days.
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He's sought to downplay disagreements with Trump and was the only Democrat invited to the president's first-ever state dinner last year.
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You do a disservice to your readers when you downplay these facts and don't provide factual and historical context to the numbers.
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Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Stephen Hahn appeared to downplay the president's optimism about speeding up access to three drugs in particular.
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But experts say the real number of karoshi deaths is much higher and accuse the government of trying to downplay the issue.
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The meeting comes as some ECB hawks in recent weeks have been trying to downplay the chances of a huge stimulus package.
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Trump has also sought to downplay fears about the possibility of a coming recession, accusing Democrats of trying to sabotage his reelection.
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From the 1970s until the start of the Great Recession, liberal politicians and activists tended to downplay the tropes of moral capitalism.
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Hey, remember how shady sugar corporations lobbied scientists in the 1960s to downplay the link between sugar consumption and coronary heart disease?
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Furthermore, denigrating the electoral process is an important way for despots to downplay election results that hint at any semblance of unpopularity.
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Do they commit to hearings and investigations with an eye toward impeachment proceedings or do they downplay the issue of presidential accountability?
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Republicans usually emphasize the lengths they will go for Israel and downplay any compromises that might be necessary for a peace deal.
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They downplay the significance of the Nazi era, and demean efforts to reconcile with the past, like the Holocaust memorial in Berlin.
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In short, this rushed, business-as-usual reintroduction of Mr. Ramasar won't do, though I understand the company's desire to downplay it.
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The president's remarks came as business leaders Wednesday also sought to downplay the need for any financial assistance for the airline industry.
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I think the American public prefers to get bad information upfront ... [rather] than this tendency to downplay and worry about the economy.
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Moral fear of ideological vilification, mainly by the far left, which causes at least some Jews to downplay their sympathies for Israel.
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"It seems to me, from day one, the message from the top [of] this administration has been to downplay it," Murray said.
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We do not need to downplay certain incidences because they happen to fall on the not-so-severe side of the spectrum.
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We tend to downplay it or not want to admit it, but we all go through similar pageants for our own identities.
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"It does not involve people's rights and freedom at all," Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha said, apparently trying to downplay its importance.
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"You downplay where you already live and believe that moving is going to make you happier, but it doesn't always," he said.
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Stress had caused a haze of pink to cloud her eyes, a mild case of conjunctivitis that she tried hard to downplay.
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In an interview with CNBC on Friday, Telecom Italia Chairman Fulvio Conti sought to downplay an escalating dispute between Elliott and Vivendi.
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Trump sought to downplay Cohen's work for him on Thursday, saying the lawyer did a "tiny fraction" of his overall legal work.
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Trump was trying to downplay the raging controversy over a whistleblower's complaint that deals with communication between Trump and a foreign leader.
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In the short term, OPEC will downplay the renewed growth in shale output and emphasize its own compliance with announced production cuts.
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I don't want to downplay that, but if you think that data is sensitive, you should see the average Grindr user's DMs.
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The officials rejected allegations that the death toll was much higher than reported and sought to downplay the danger of the outbreak.
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And the pro-net neutrality group Fight for the Future suggested that the FCC was trying to downplay support for the regulations.
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So what if wine is a carcinogen and the alcohol industry has actively worked to downplay the link between drinking and cancer?
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If you'd prefer to include but downplay the retail job, consider listing it under Additional Experience at the bottom of your resume.
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That isn't to downplay the importance of getting the Democrats' memo out -- the misinformation spread by the Nunes memo needs a response.
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Its prevalence has created a delicate situation: proponents of the tech, such as law enforcement and technology manufacturers, downplay facial recognition's power.
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In the short term, OPEC will downplay the renewed growth in shale output and emphasise its own compliance with announced production cuts.
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Executives for American International Group Inc tried to downplay weak earnings and promised a turnaround, but the insurer's shares dipped 2.9 percent.
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Despite efforts of critics to downplay the underlying allegations, the Biden affair would be relevant to the merits of such a trial.
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Republicans sought to downplay that notion, pointing to McCready's more than two years on the campaign trail and massive campaign bank account.
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His initial reaction to the crisis has been roundly condemned as blundering and slow, as he attempted to downplay the virus' danger.
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First, remembering that these two traditions inform American politics weighs against efforts to rewrite history in ways that downplay conflict and controversy.
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At another point during the interview, McCarthy tried to downplay Trump's false statements denying that his campaign was in contact with Russians.
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But they represent a broader tendency with the broader Bernie movement that Bernie himself has tried to downplay or pivot away from.
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An official in Macron's office sought to downplay Loiseau's exit from the race, saying the president's ambitions were in no way diminished.
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He should say he's sorry, accept the consequences for his actions, and not try to make excuses or downplay what he's done.
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And I'm sure McMaster, even though he said the requisite things trying to downplay this publicly, realizes this was a big problem.
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" Though Rob, 29, tries to downplay her frustrations, Kim makes herself clear: "Everyone has to just not be blasting people on social media.
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He appeared to downplay the CBO score, saying it may not take into account changes the administration wants to add in later phases.
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The militants, who aim to topple the Western-backed government, often inflate casualty numbers and downplay the number of their own fighters killed.
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" Though the president tried to downplay the loss, critics on Twitter were quick to point out that he had suffered an "epic fail.
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Toyota officials have subsequently tried to downplay Lentz's remarks, saying there is no immediate plan to cut any of the brand's passenger cars.
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Andrew Wright, a professor at Savannah Law School, said the tweet is open to interpretation and that Trump's lawyer would downplay its significance.
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Kelly retired early after it was revealed that he directed auditors to downplay negative findings in reports on FEMA's response to natural disasters.
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As someone who has struggled with mental health issues, I'm not one to downplay the importance of erasing the stigma attached to them.
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If Stewart showed a date photos of a dress she made and they said, "Wow, you're so talented," she wouldn't downplay that compliment.
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This isn't quite an official campaign policy — it's something Trump floated repeatedly in TV interviews but that his campaign has attempted to downplay.
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The DoE claims that it "doesn't explore parallel universes" and overall tried to downplay its newfound reputation as ground zero for shady science.
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Brazil's President Michel Temer has sought to downplay the scandal, saying it involved only 21 of Brazil's more than 4,800 meat processing units.
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That Facebook actually did at one point downplay conservative site links on their platform only stiffens the resolve of those who claim censorship.
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"Conversations continue to take place, but I would downplay anything beyond that," a senior source familiar with the health care debate told CNN.
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He's not the first president to downplay the 100 days notion, or at least tamp down expectations for the pace of his accomplishments.
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Tweeting, so funny to watch the fake news, especially NBC and CNN, they&aposre fighting hard to downplay the deal with North Korea.
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He does four presentations a month, across the country, and he still gets some officers who will downplay the severity of their problems.
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READ: N. Korea tests artillery in 'imaginary' strike on S. Korean leader's residence But the Pentagon has taken pains to downplay the possibility.
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Rogers repeatedly declined to directly address questions about whether Trump pressured him to downplay any investigation into Russian collusion with his presidential campaign.
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Don't feel the need to downplay past positions that you're genuinely proud of, even if you think they might seem like a detour.
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The trickle of information and initial low-ball numbers made it seem like Facebook was trying to downplay the severity of platform abuse.
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Writing in a blog post Monday, Google attempted to downplay the bug, saying it hasn't found any signs that it had been exploited.
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But they all share a basic incentive to downplay issues like immigration and climate change that push polarization around ethnic and educational lines.
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According to The Lab, Le Pen and her advisors initially didn't seem to know who Banksy was, then they tried to downplay it.
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Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) tried to downplay the importance of telling his constituents how he expects to vote during a debate Monday night.
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Republicans have been preemptively trying to downplay its importance, but Democrats are sure to seize upon the analysis if it predicts insurance losses.
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He pointed to items like the deficit reduction and decrease in premiums that the report found, while seeking to downplay the coverage losses.
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But since then, a global market selloff and fears of recession have forced Yellen and some other Fed officials to downplay those expectations.
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In the following days, Trump signaled that he was open to Democrats' proposal while his staff tried to downplay negotiations behind the scenes.
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A few years later, Brennan, then CIA director, made a significant move: he tried to downplay the spying part of the spy business.
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Walter was the subject of a great deal of sympathy on social media and Bateman was roasted for appearing to downplay her experience.
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On Monday, President Donald Trump sought to downplay the talk of a trade war with China and calm fears in the agricultural sector.
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Of course, you can count on the media to downplay economic progress in 85033, as it has consistently buried positive developments in 2017.
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Yet Michael Dourson was working with a tobacco industry front group as recently as 2001 -- helping it downplay the dangers of its products.
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Omar is an American - I am questioning how any American, let alone a United States Congresswoman, could downplay the 9/11 attacks. 1.
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An attorney for Stone, Robert Buschel, did not deny discussions took place between his client and Gates, but sought to downplay their importance.
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I am learning that I don't need to apologize for my experience or downplay it but rather support the positive movement around change.
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EPA downplays: The EPA tried to downplay Pruitt's remarks, saying that they are completely in line with his previous positions on climate change.
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The Times in November reported on Facebook's behind-the-scenes efforts to downplay and deny the Cambridge Analytica data breach and Russian disinformation.
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If a player is talented enough, a coach may be tempted to downplay or disregard a history of sexual assault allegations or discipline.
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And, more importantly, people downplay the intelligence, sensitivity, and awareness of any animal that they eat because it causes too much cognitive dissonance.
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"His co-host Ainsley Earnhardt further tried to downplay the substance of Vindman's concerns, saying, "Same transcript that you and I have read.
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Democratic candidates have tended to downplay immigration as a theme, focusing instead on a small number of kitchen-table issues, chiefly health care.
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But it's the kind of thing that the Trump administration has screwed up, while instead trying to downplay the threat of Covid-19.
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Norwegian Cruise Line executive Bob Becker went on leave this week after encouraging his sales teams to downplay the coronavirus when selling cruises.
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These private military contractors are all part of a systematic effort by the Kremlin to downplay its role in the bloody ground war.
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Analysts commonly suggest these names also help the government downplay the group's origins in the paramilitary death-squad federation, which demobilized in 20113.
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"I never want to downplay what winning is against any individual opponent," said Charles Woodson, a former Michigan cornerback and Heisman Trophy winner.
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In testimony to Congress, the president's son, Donald Trump Jr., tried to downplay his father's role in various aspects of the Russia scandal.
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It's the word space types use when they mean a bad thing, especially one they perhaps don't understand and may want to downplay.
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Instead, it says the company engaged in a "longstanding fraudulent scheme" to downplay the risks posed to its business by climate change regulation.
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Considering Mr. Howe's notoriety, it is not surprising that the Cuomo administration has sought to downplay Mr. Howe's connection to the current governor.
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Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, is one aide who encouraged Trump to downplay the latest developments, at least publicly, one person says.
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However, Trump sought to downplay Cohen's work for him earlier Thursday, saying the lawyer did a "tiny fraction" of his overall legal work.
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In an interview with Gamespot last June, Google VP Phil Harrison attempted to downplay the threat US broadband caps pose to Stadia's success.
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Revelations leaked from former National Security Adviser John Bolton's forthcoming book might have complicated that plan, but Trump's team worked to downplay them.
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But while the U.S. Secretary of State showed no softening in his opposition to Huawei, he was keen to downplay the broader impact.
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Gizmodo speculated that Facebook could downplay stories and posts related to Trump in its New Feed, potentially putting a damper on his campaign.
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During a speech that year, Gross famously donned a pair of sunglasses to downplay media reports about the state of affairs at PIMCO.
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The NDP is now trying to downplay USMCA as a make-or-break issue that would determine whether it backs a Liberal government.
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Ever try and downplay a mistake you made, or tell your boss you sent an email when it's still sitting in your inbox?
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The cables also show that the White House gave private assurances to the Europeans, seeking to downplay Trump's comments during the Helsinki summit.
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Despite skepticism of Russia from members of his own party, the GOP congressman sought to downplay the threat of Russia against the United States.
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The company used Definers Public Affairs to write articles criticizing the business practices of rivals Google and Apple and downplay the criticisms on Facebook's.
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"You can't downplay the importance of having a corporate partner, a business partner who has a strong interest in helping the city," he says.
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Hyde and Warwicker might downplay Dubnobasswithmyheadman's impact on dance music artwork, but it brought a nice dose of futurism to the culture and times.
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Brazil's President Michel Temer has sought to downplay the meatpacking probe, saying it involved only 21 of Brazil's more than 4,800 meat processing units.
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"The notion that @POTUS Admin would call @FBI & ask them to publicly downplay an ongoing investigation into Russia ties is deeply disturbing," he said.
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"Don't include words like 'junior' that show your weaknesses," Miranda says, adding that doing so could serve to downplay your qualification for the role.
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Frontrunner Joe Biden, the former vice president, went as far as to downplay China as a competitive threat, before backtracking after Trump criticized him.
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Every sentence in the post seemed to downplay the substance of these new revelations: The number of ads was small, the expense was small.
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Trump may still need to further court Wall Street supporters, but a source suggested Clinton might aim to downplay her relationships with the industry.
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White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders tried to downplay any friction between Trump and Republican leadership on Monday when asked about Bannon's comments.
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Recently it has ignored orders to downplay tensions with America and has offered defiant candour about Xinjiang, a restive western region turned police state.
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He also doesn't downplay the importance of profits but instead seems to imply money-making and acting with a responsibility to society are intertwined.
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However, White House trade and manufacturing adviser Peter Navarro sought to downplay Mnuchin's remarks, telling CNBC television that any restrictions would just target China.
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But others, both in Congress and in right-leaning media, seemed to alternatively embrace the tweets wholeheartedly, downplay their importance, or excuse the remarks.
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That doesn't downplay the significance of what they are saying, but it does conform to this overeagerness by exhibitors to detach from their subjects.
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I try to downplay that when I hang out with him so I'm not being a creepy super fan, but I love this guy.
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It's a major diplomatic event, and Chinese officials are even more eager than usual to play up the BRI's successes and downplay its failings.
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Tensions intensified this week when reports showed executives agonizing over how to downplay the ominous-sounding AI aspects of the contract in the media.
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But when he recently did Chrissy Teigen's makeup, he chose to downplay the eyes and focus on the red lips, which matched her outfit.
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In fact, it's enough to give even a music superstar like John Legend an anxiety dream or two—although he's trying to downplay it.
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Though Sanders sought to downplay the conflict between Trump and his Justice Department, the spokeswoman was unable to say whether Trump regrets nominating Sessions.
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The White House, though, hit back, claiming there was also no evidence of collusion and trying to downplay the role of some campaign aides.
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" Trump Jr. chose a friendly venue, Fox News, to downplay the meeting Tuesday night, saying, "I probably would have done things a little differently.
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By the following March, the White House had begun attempting to downplay any and all links between President Trump and his former campaign chairman.
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While Facebook's announcement tries to downplay the problem by noting only a "small" number of partners were impacted, that list had some big names.
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Remember, Brady got the cut in practice just days before the AFC Championship -- but tried like hell to downplay the severity of the wound.
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Maybe the strangest thing about the tank playground is that the founders relentlessly downplay any connection to the military or those who fetishize it.
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Normally you expect the out-party to exaggerate its chances of winning (which Nancy Pelosi certainly did in the 22016 cycle), not downplay them.
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It's time for the left to realize that pessimism is an absolutely terrible selling point — and to downplay that aspect of left self-presentation.
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But there was an undercurrent at this event, one that much of the press seems determined to skip past or downplay in their reporting.
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Kavanaugh also sought to downplay what's been described as a raucous drinking culture at Georgetown Prep, an all-boys private high school he attended.
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The Pentagon has not detailed what equipment it is deploying this year, but has also sought to downplay reading too much into those decisions.
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To talk is not to downplay those serious differences; it is to acknowledge their gravity and actively pursue a solution that is not war.
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Trump and his allies have sought to downplay the significance and accuracy of the complaint by saying it's based on hearsay and secondhand information.
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We have real and present challenges regarding our relationship with Russia and we must not downplay the critical importance of them in any way.
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"Dovish minutes that downplay chances of higher rates this year would risk pushing the greenback further away from recent two-month peaks," he added.
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" He's sought to downplay Manafort's role in his campaign -- and even suggested the former campaign chairman was a victim of an overzealous "deep state.
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In a series of tweets on Sunday and Monday morning, the President sought to deflect the blame for the situation and downplay its seriousness.
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From its earliest days, Trump has sought to downplay coronavirus' risks and lashed out when those within his administration appeared to be doing otherwise.
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His insistence that the danger was overseas and could be kept out led officials to downplay the disease's spread and the need for tests.
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Soon after, the right latched onto the phrase "something people did something" as an attempt to downplay the terrorist attacks that occurred on Sept.
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Meanwhile, the government of Puerto Rico continues to downplay the impact of the storm, which is most evident in the strangely low death count.
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Trump could try to downplay the significance of Flynn's plea deal, saying that it still doesn't implicate him or other members of his campaign.
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Contacted this week, Mr. Byford and a spokeswoman for the governor sought to downplay tensions, and said Mr. Byford had no plans to resign.
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Asked whether Democrats would need to drop their push for a permanent sick leave provision amid GOP resistance, DeLauro sought to downplay the controversy.
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Others downplay it, or blame it on the poor choices of individual women, deflecting focus from the systems that put women at a disadvantage.
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By that point, he'd restricted travel to the US from China, but was continuing to downplay the threat of the virus to the US.
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And he's continued to downplay the risks to young people of the disease, even as younger Americans continue to flock to bars and restaurants.
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" A lawyer for Trump, Jay Sekulow, appeared to downplay the significance of a grand jury, telling Fox News: "This is not an unusual move.
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His son-in-law, Jared Kushner, is one aide who has encouraged him to downplay the latest developments, at least publicly, one person says.
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There's only so much that favorable media coverage can do to downplay or obscure the truth about antifa, and it's anti-free speech zealotry.
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In many cases, this behavior is displayed in the form of microaggressions that include comments or actions that dismiss or downplay a person's experience.
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After the meeting, Trump tweeted that there was no longer a nuclear threat from the country, a declaration which Pompeo later sought to downplay.
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He has a laconic, understated way of speaking, as though he were trying to downplay the outrage and the hilarity that animate his prose.
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Asked about the transcript on Monday, Trump sought to downplay the offensive he led against Yovanovitch even as he took another shot at her.
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Hotel executives regularly downplay the issue of resort fees, which allow hotels and resorts to keep nightly rates (relatively) low while simultaneously driving revenue.
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And on the flip side, men may downplay the importance of those things, and be less likely to trade in money for workplace perks.
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While I don't want to downplay the amount of work and love that obviously went into this remake, it is just that: a remake.
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Others have ridiculed the video, which is part of a wider publicity blitz as the BJP tries to downplay fears about the citizenship law.
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"It is very difficult to read into these minutes any clues that the MPC is trying to downplay a May rate hike," he said.
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Wary of handing Trump and Republicans an issue to campaign on, she has sought to downplay the idea in the context of the midterms.
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Trump's statements seeking to project optimism and downplay the threat of the virus have been at odds with the somber warnings of health officials.
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Now, Sekulow's comments weren't meant to describe what happened in the meeting, but he did try to downplay the malicious nature of the gathering.
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"We've urged them to ignore it, to downplay it," said one Western diplomat, who asked for anonymity because of the sensitivity of the matter.
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Advertise on Hyperallergic with Nectar Ads To call Cardi B's new album the sound of hip-hop in 2018 is to downplay her ambition.
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The Trump administration and many Republicans downplay the impacts of climate change and say the science on the warming of the planet is imprecise.
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President Emmanuel Macron last Friday sought to downplay the importance of relations with Riyadh, saying the kingdom was not a major client of France.
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There was considerable criticism online after the Chinese posters for "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" seemed to downplay black actor -- and co-lead -- John Boyega.
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" The White House official said the Obama administration tried to downplay the threat while the Trump administration believes in a culture of "very robust disclosure.
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Though he later attempted to downplay those interactions, he admitted to the Guardian Friday that he is "probably" the unnamed American cited in the indictment.
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The foundations for this tower are built upon maps drawn by the federal government that seriously downplay the likelihood of sea-level rise and floods.
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Jenna's face tells audiences he can hurt her, but Earl's stilted nonchalance and the pains the show takes to downplay his controlling behavior contradict her.
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The revelations undermine the position of President-elect Trump's campaign, which has sought to downplay reports of foreign interference by citing a lack of evidence.
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Although they differ greatly in size and shape, with floors of varying heights, they appear as a harmonious group—siblings who politely downplay their differences.
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His comments are perhaps indicative of China's overall strategy when it comes to its Himalayan issues -- downplay and ignore them in favor of boosting trade.
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Defense officials sought to downplay such issues on Tuesday and instead highlighted the lower cost per aircraft across all three types of the F-2628.
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Economists and politicians have been too quick to point to the former type of efficiency but ignore or downplay the latter, thus producing a backlash.
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Cambridge, Massachusetts (CNN)Jeb Bush sought to downplay a new report that he was voting for Gary Johnson, saying he hasn't made up his mind.
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Pictures and video will become like text: easier to fake outright or to shade in subtle ways that exaggerate or downplay what is really happening.
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Things that sparkle draw attention naturally, but finding a way to downplay the look without dulling the shine was the ultimate goal of this week.
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Washington (CNN)Donald Trump and his supporters are clinging to a new -- and false -- theory that polls are somehow being falsified to downplay Trump's backing.
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Officials also say rights groups downplay violence committed by the opposition, including setting a man on fire during a demonstration and targeting police with explosives.
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Not to downplay that, but 40 million out of 1.3 billion is not yet at a scale where it can demand major concessions from exhibitors.
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Over the course of the crisis, Trump's comments have varied from appearing to downplay Riyadh's role in the incident, to warning of potential economic sanctions.
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How do we understand their violence, female anger, and the responses that often downplay their grits-throwing as a merely a funny thing that happened?
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As a result, creases will eventually appear where these folding screens are being stressed, which Samsung and Huawei have worked hard to downplay so far.
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That was not to downplay the terrible legacy of slavery and Jim Crow among black Americans, including persistent white-black wealth, income and education gaps.
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The Times reports that "Ms Sandberg's subordinates took a similar approach in Washington": keeping in contact with lawmakers to downplay Russia's role on the platform.
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Several times this year, Sessions has tried to downplay allegations and reports that the Trump presidential campaign — which he advised — had inappropriate contacts with Russians.
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Hopefuls set modest expectations for New Hampshire With just two days left until New Hampshire voters make their picks, the candidates sought to downplay expectations.
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The blind spot refers to two areas of diplomacy that American policymakers traditionally have tended to downplay or ignore altogether: Israeli power and Palestinian politics.
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As Trump's presidential campaign morphed into a presidential administration, Brady has attempted to downplay his relationship to Trump and to distance himself from politics altogether.
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In America, politicians like House Speaker Paul Ryan are trying to downplay the significance of Trump's tweets, as if they were just an eccentric hobby.
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For its part, the Entertainment Software Association, the trade association that represents the games industry and organizes E3, has tried to downplay the recent announcements.
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I'd be worried if I thought that in a Trump presidency the media would downplay all scandals and evidence of corruption and abuse of power.
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Johnson has recently sought to downplay such fears by insisting that he would demand the US meet UK standards instead as part of any deal.
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"Seeing the fall-out of Tuesday's speech from Draghi, ECB officials showed some effort to downplay the message," analysts at ING said in a note.
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Like diesel carmakers, natural-gas producers make reduction of carbon-dioxide emissions a big selling-point, but downplay the effects of other gases they emit.
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The White House on Tuesday sought to downplay the significance of two Republican senators who stunned Washington by forcefully speaking out against President Donald Trump.
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This is not to downplay the sense of chaos that Trump has sown in Washington since his inauguration and in the equity markets more recently.
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Trump's comments came soon after a top White House official and congressional leaders sought to downplay the threat of shutdown weeks before the midterm election.
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That implied a pressure on Boeing employees to downplay MCAS in order to get the plane certified as an update, rather than a new aircraft.
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While the Sanders' have largely tried to downplay the investigation, the pair has now lawyered up, Politico reported, retaining well-connected Burlington attorney, Rich Cassidy.
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Here's this historic moment — the first woman to win a major party nomination — and it catches everyone by surprise, and they have to downplay it.
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While President Trump later tried to downplay any disagreement between them, Ivanka was hit with criticism that her family separation comments didn't go far enough.
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It would likely also involve some promise by Beijing to step up its intellectual property rule enforcement and downplay its Made in China 2025 plan.
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While Thursday's communiqué merely omitted a single sentence, and Mr. Draghi sought to downplay the importance of the change, investors appeared to find it significant.
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Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the blast in a market in Sultan Kudarat province, but military investigators sought to downplay the militant group's involvement.
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It's so selective that the school recently stopped publicizing its admission rate, which had dropped to 4.3 percent, in an effort to downplay its exclusivity.
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Despite attempts, even by Trump himself, to downplay Russia's interference, the considerable evidence to the contrary dug up by Mueller has now mostly been published.
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White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer tried to downplay the roles of two prominent former Trump staffers who have been linked to the Russian government.
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Hours after news of Isgur's hiring broke, CNN sent Vox an email trying to downplay the extent to which she'll shape the network's political coverage.
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Current and former administration officials have said President Donald Trump's eagerness to downplay bad news has undercut his own administration's efforts to contain the outbreak.
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Trump and his media allies have tried to downplay his campaign's Russia dealings by saying the Clinton campaign's financing of the dossier was even worse.
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Regan is far from the only Fox host to controversially downplay coronavirus concerns, but she may have been the least viable from a business perspective.
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Also sick is Iraj Harirchi, the head of an Iranian government task force on the coronavirus who tried to downplay the virus before falling ill.
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Lau's memo seeks to downplay those "narrative" angles and shift the focus off of the states voting in February and onto Super Tuesday and beyond.
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Beijing responded with predictable fury and threats, even as Trump took pains to downplay the bill and to flatter President Xi in his signing statement.
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"It may be Abe or someone around him wants to downplay the number of infections or patients because of the upcoming Olympics," Dr. Kami said.
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Both Hyde and Parnas have tried to downplay the severity of his messages, even as Ukraine opened an investigation into whether Yovanovitch was illegally surveilled.
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TJ Cox (Calif.), another vulnerable freshman Democrat, tried his best to downplay Sanders's democratic socialist label while arguing that anyone would be better than Trump.
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The result has been individual Cabinet officials and aides offering their own defenses of Trump's conduct and seeking to downplay their own connections to it.
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According to researchers from the University of Pennsylvania and Georgetown University, the numbers we use to quantify the epidemic's human toll downplay the severity of .
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But there certainly were people who hired focus groups, and they had a very clear, non-scientific aim in mind: They wanted to downplay it.
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Scaramucci's hire on Friday was immediately followed by reports of his past criticism of Trump, something his new boss appeared to downplay in the tweet.
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Others, like Mr. Mahathir and his supporters, seem to be on a personal crusade against Mr. Najib and tend to downplay the system's structural flaws.
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While she does not downplay the writer's difficulties, Gill's portrait shows Woolf's character to have been complicated not just by difficulty but by pleasure, too.
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According to the lawsuit, the Sacklers pushed salespeople to spread misinformation and downplay OxyContin's addictiveness, including by withholding information about the dangers associated with opioids.
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Since you can't know which side your potential employer might be on, I'd recommend you play it safe and either downplay or exclude it altogether.
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The company will not, for example, fully eliminate photographs from guest profiles, instead opting to downplay their significance, and play up other factors, like reviews.
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Time and again over his first year-plus in office, Republican elected officials have sought to ignore or downplay Trump's repeated unpresidential words and actions.
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Attempts by top former campaign figures to downplay the campaign's relationship with Russia have raised suspicion among intelligence officials about the nature of the ties.
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President Trump on Tuesday seemed to downplay Stephen Bannon's role in his administration when asked about how much confidence he has in his chief strategist.
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Republicans accused the White House of making up the "spontaneous protest" claim in order to cover up their failure or downplay the role of terrorism.
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Proponents of industry self-regulation downplay the power that resides in the hands of Big Tech, saying that consumers are free to take their business elsewhere.
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Netanyahu, who has long prided himself on being the best leader for Israel's security, has tried to downplay or even dismiss the findings of the report.
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All of the celebs mentioned above tout a brand of personal style that, generally speaking, tends to downplay coquettishness in favor of less traditional feminine aesthetics.
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Congressional Republicans desperately want to move on, and they're making every effort to downplay reports and use developments in investigations — like this testimony — to do it.
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JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon appeared to downplay any excessive optimism just a day later, noting there was still several weeks to go in the quarter.
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As Morawiecki and other lawmakers were trying to downplay the law's significance in the days after its passage, the Polish National Foundation went on the offensive.
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However, in light of numerous other allegations of the two companies working together to downplay the devices' dangers, this new revelation won't win Honda many friends.
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Here we see Sanders's longtime strategy of prioritizing economic issues while trying to finesse or somewhat downplay his differences with socially conservative voters on other topics.
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Being a great friend — and having conversations that aren't about the wedding — is super-important, so don't downplay your part in helping the wedding go smoothly.
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It's important to get correct information out there, and not downplay it when people give dangerous or damaging advice, but there's got to be some balance.
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While prioritising supply for the Australian market, Holgate did not downplay the opportunity the Asian export market, forecast to be worth $30 billion by 2017, represents.
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The result: two easy-to-replicate looks that not only downplay the shirts' traditionally preppy vibes but also breathe new life into these lived-in basics.
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In a Twitter post early on Sunday, the new president appeared to downplay the significance of the protests when compared to his victory in the Nov.
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Domino's sponsored posts appear to be actively trying to downplay the glamor of New Year's Eve, instead catering to a more sweatpants-and-messy-bun crowd.
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And I won't downplay the seriousness of the intrusions that are alleged to have happened but the issue is that information needed to be better secured.
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The video, "Why the street gang MS-22012 is an American problem," acknowledges the gang has committed terrible crimes but goes on to downplay the threat.
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Part-time yachtsman and rowers steer their vessels through the trash, and those who work in the region's tourist industry battle to downplay the bay's problems.
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His ideas have fallen out of fashion, not least because they often overplay emperors' reach and downplay historical local actors in trade, commerce—and even hydrology.
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Of course, Uber has incentive to downplay its rival's value and there's little risk to doing so, even if it has the appearance of punching down.
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The more doubt Trump can cast about the DOJ's motives, the easier it will be to dismiss or downplay the findings of special counsel Robert Mueller.
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"Low intensity smokers often downplay their use of tobacco – may even identify as nonsmokers – and may rationalize their behavior as low risk," Prochaska said by email.
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Earlier Tuesday, Bharara encouraged Trump to "keep up the tweeting" after the president took to Twitter to downplay Paul Manafort's indictment and George Papadopoulos's guilty plea.
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Since The New York Times first reported the allegations, Rosenstein, the No. 2900 Department of Justice (DOJ) official, has tried to downplay his role in them.
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The signs had been that the separatist coalition would fall apart ahead of the regional election, and that its two main component parties would downplay independence.
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Some government officials may wish to downplay the homegrown aspect of the threat and instead blame all terrorist attacks on a central command center in Syria.
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And when those companies downplay the risks of their products, they are endangering the public, whether they are a brand-name manufacturer or a generics company.
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Intel sought to downplay the MDS flaws back in May, in part because it was then thought that a successful attack would take days to execute.
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Related: Ivanka Trump Defends the Nontraditional Role Melania Took as Donald's Campaign Wife The Trump campaign has sought to downplay Trump's involvement in the casino's failure.
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So before you turn your nose up at an entire genre of music or downplay its significance, consider this: What you're hearing isn't just a song.
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Instead, Like Perry and Celeste, they usually say they are "having communication problems," or "will downplay the violence and describe it as just fighting," Whiting says.
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In a joint statement, the trio sought to downplay their influence, but interviews and documents suggest that decision-making at the VA ran primarily through them.
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Speaking to CBS Sunday, Trump did nothing to downplay the prospect of American military intervention in Venezuela, and ruled out the notion of talks with Maduro.
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Her research has focused largely on highlighting what she sees as vast uncertainty in climate forecast models and criticizing scientists and policymakers who downplay the uncertainty.
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Or his well-documented efforts in recent weeks to downplay the severity of the illness and the threat it poses to the country and the world.
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Another nail in the coffin came when Bindrim renamed his technique "aqua-energetics" in the 1970s in an attempt to downplay the nude aspect of it.
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"Since I'm Jewish and we celebrate Hanukkah and downplay the Christmas stuff, we really don't mind not being at home during all that hoopla," he wrote.
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We emphasize the good and downplay the bad, cropping wedding rings out of photos or digitally retouching photographs in lieu of working out at the gym.
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How could Mr. Barr go before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday and downplay President Trump's attempt to fire Mr. Mueller before he completed his work?
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They were markedly different from other public pronouncements about the virus he has made recently, where he's sought to downplay the impact while giving false information.
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Trump has already faced widespread criticism in Washington over his administration's response to coronavirus, particularly his efforts to downplay the risks amid concerns over the economy.
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These employees say their stores did not close for deep cleaning, nor were shoppers notified, and feel that managers tried to "hide" or downplay the situation.
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Trump attempted to downplay the contact, saying he did not know who the infected individual was and that he took pictures with people all the time.
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Two days earlier, President Donald Trump, who initially said there were no injuries, appeared to downplay the injuries suffered by US military personnel in the attack.
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Both try to downplay the advantages they have, but in attempting to deny their good fortune they only further entrench themselves in their upper-class reality.
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Many people — of course not all — who call themselves progressive tend to ignore, downplay or defend Islam and some of the patriarchal aspects of immigrant cultures.
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Now, none of this is to downplay the corporate cultural and management transformations needed to pivot the health insurance industry completely to a Medicare service model.
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Again, I don't want to downplay the economic impact, but I think we only have a few months of it before it actually just goes away.
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" Priebus has sought to downplay the notion of friction between him and Scaramucci, telling The Associated Press last Friday that he supported his hiring "100 percent.
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In a flurry of funny new specials that supply escapist laughs and downplay their own significance, some stand-ups even embrace what Gary ran away from.
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The Kremlin, which prefers to portray its intervention in Syria as largely an air war with few ground troops, had previously tried to downplay the story.
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Read: Egyptians Are Furious Over Corruption Videos — and Demanding Sisi "Get Out" State-controlled media, meanwhile, has tried to downplay the significance of the weekend's demonstrations.
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Clinton's time as first lady was in part characterized by efforts to "soften" her image, downplay her ambitions, and scale back her involvement in policy matters.
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She also tried to downplay the message as little more than rambling thoughts on politics and religion, the sort any other Hollywood star indulges in occasionally.
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But there's a final, perhaps definitive reason to downplay Trumpian exceptionalism and treat all corruption as an undifferentiated "swamp": Voters may not believe any other story.
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Did they conspire with the NFL to downplay and deny the problem, limiting their financial liability, or perhaps just follow the league's all-too-convenient lead?
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During an appearance Tuesday on CNN, Pierson tried to downplay the vulgar remarks Trump made on a 2005 videotape, which has driven Republicans to rescind their endorsement.
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" But when his mom finally reached him after the game, Pulisic says in a typical teenage downplay, "I told her to relax, it was no big deal.
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The irony is that the winner of the GOP gubernatorial primary will likely backpedal and downplay the immigration issue in a bid to appeal to Hispanic voters.
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"We don't want to downplay the polls or just the politics in general but what we can't do is wait for everything to be clear," said Rees.
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But Zucker thinks the "rising tide lifts all boats" strategy will help recruit more candidates, fund races that get overlooked, and downplay factional rifts in the party.
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Trump's public praise of his erstwhile campaign chief has raised the specter of a possible presidential pardon — a possibility that his lawyers have done little to downplay.
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Many on the right have taken the words "some people did something" as an attempt to downplay the terrorist attack and as disrespectful to those who suffered.
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That notion makes it easier to downplay information technology's overall importance, and get away with things like cutting low-income broadband aid or gutting consumer internet protections.
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Or, if that's too strong a sentiment, at least they were a timely reminder of the way we systematically downplay the achievements and greatness of Black women.
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Meanwhile, officials are distributing talking points seeking to downplay the significance of depositions on Capitol Hill from current and former officials who relayed concerns about Trump's actions.
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It looks like the Trump administration is going to downplay the nuclear issue while escalating financial and diplomatic pressure on Tehran when it comes to other issues.
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But Mattis has tried to downplay what the military will do at the border, saying most are not carrying weapons and will have minimal interaction with migrants.
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Trump recently told serious supporters that his surrogates were wrong to downplay his criticism of the judge overseeing the Trump University trial, according to a Bloomberg report.
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Despite Sarah Huckabee Sanders' efforts to downplay his role in the campaign, it's clear that Papadopoulos possesses a lot of intel on Trump and his inner circle.
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And due to cultural differences, people in one country may be inclined to hyperbolize their sense of unhappiness, while people in another may tend to downplay it.
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The company's main objection to the Times piece is the suggestion that it sought to downplay or cover up Russian interference on the platform before the election.
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Democrats want to keep it that way, so calls to abandon "identity politics"—to downplay immigration and racial-justice concerns, for instance—will fall on deaf ears.
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But while his campaign has consistently sought to lower expectations and downplay the amount of effort the billionaire puts into debate prep, Trump has also arrived prepared.
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Facebook also released data in an attempt to downplay the issue—less than one percent of content posted on Facebook was false, the company said in November.
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For years, Tinder had tried to downplay the app's more casual nature, but it's now able to change course due to its acquisition of dating app Hinge.
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Last week, Giuliani he made a desperate attempt to downplay Trump being implicated in felonies for illegal hush payments to women by a judge, prosecutors, and Cohen.
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Coming up, new numbers out today prove the Trump economy is moving, but that isn&apost stopping the Democrats from trying to downplay the president&aposs successes.
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Trump&aposs record does speak for itself, but with the midterms 98 days away, Jessica&aposs friends are working in overdrive to downplay and discredit this record.
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Hook on Monday sought to downplay the differences between the US and its European allies on Iran and emphasize their shared concern for stability in the region.
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In November, Matherat sought to downplay Deutsche's role in a money laundering scandal involving Danske Bank and suspicious payments totaling 200 billion euros from 2007 until 2015.
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"It is clear that Alibaba did not downplay its problem with counterfeit sales on its platforms or the likelihood of an administrative action against it," McMahon wrote.
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On the left, studies focus on the positives as much as possible, downplay the negatives and often assume an overly rapid buildout of technologies not yet feasible.
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Williamson returned to The Oprah Winfrey Show multiple times since to promote future books, but her campaign has tried to downplay her links to the TV host.
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In a rare, pointed statement from the head of SoftBank's Vision Fund, the Japanese investors sought to downplay its interest in pursuing a deal no matter what.
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However, since the show has progressed, they've done their best to downplay the way that race actually affects how people interact with each other on the show.
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In response, the defense team repeatedly sought to have Menendez's former senior policy adviser, Mark Lopes, downplay the senator's advocacy for visa applicants as routine and uneventful.
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Oil prices dipped on Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump appeared to downplay reports of an imminent lifting of tariffs in a protracted U.S.-China trade war.
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Companies are more likely to downplay the driving and delivery services they provide, while emphasizing the backend technology work that their full-time software engineers help create.
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The White House has sought to downplay the seriousness of the allegations against Cain, preparing a defense for the potential nominee should Trump decide to move ahead.
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The Florida senator sought to downplay Trump's dominant performance in Tuesday night's caucuses, saying the real estate mogul "underperformed" compared to Mitt Romney in two previous cycles.
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Once in office, he has shown a stubborn reluctance to acknowledge that Putin's government interfered in the 2016 elections, followed by continuing efforts to downplay Russia's misdeeds.
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" The White House on Monday sought to downplay the controversy, with press secretary Josh Earnest avoiding a lengthy discussion and calling it "a local law enforcement matter.
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The White House is looking to downplay the impact of the Supreme Court's halt of a key carbon rule on the international climate deal reached last year.
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Democrats on the panels emphasized the political savvy of the Russian operation, while Republicans tried to downplay any impact that it might have had on the election.
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Critics of the Hindu nationalists have called out their attempts to downplay the Taj's significance, noting that revisionist views are not shared by a majority of Indians.
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Warner will question the Director of National intelligence, Dan Coats, and NSA Director, Admiral Mike Rogers about reports that Trump asked them to downplay the Russia investigation.
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While it might be tempting to downplay Burr's comments — after all, he served on Trump's campaign, so he's not exactly an objective source — he's apparently not alone.
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Senior Saudi officials have often sought to downplay the swing-producer tag since the mid-1980s, when the kingdom cut production even as other countries raised theirs.
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If you're lucky enough to have great skin, you try to downplay it, skirting compliments by trying to point out minuscule "flaws" and giving credit to filters.
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As I told you on Monday, in order for us to move forward as a company, we cannot seek to hide or downplay our broker licensing issues.
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As stocks cratered this morning, triggering circuit breakers to pause the selling, the president again invoked the seasonal flu to downplay the virus and attack the media.
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Trump has continued to downplay the virus privately, though he has taken a different stance publicly after being cautioned by advisers he was minimizing it too much.
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You also had to downplay the long-term damage, to conservatism and the body politic, of putting someone with such poisonous rhetorical habits in the bully pulpit.
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In between these announcements, Trump seemingly couldn't help but downplay the risk of the crisis, while repeatedly shaking hands with other people present at the press conference.
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Trump also sought to downplay his interaction with the press aide to Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro at Trump's Mar-a-Lago beach resort in Palm Beach, Fla.
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The Kremlin has tried to downplay reports that some 300 Russian mercenaries were killed or injured in a firefight with American forces in Syria on February 7.
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Yet local authorities have sought to downplay the problem, and many of the victims have encountered difficulties when they tried to report what happened to the police.
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Mikey is quick to downplay any suggestion that he might regret those years at the top, though, and keen to emphasise the importance of MCR's golden years.
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It makes sense that a regular administration might want to downplay concerns about a recession, as panicking about a recession can sometimes be a self-fulfilling prophecy.
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And although the company is unprofitable, many industry analysts think it will have an initial public offering next year, something Mr. Neves was at pains to downplay.
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They were looking for ways, and I think coming up with some ways, to use technology to highlight the best comments and sort of downplay the worst.
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With a hitter that strong, Menechino said, the trick is to downplay everything, make him do his work at 50 percent effort — "massage the baseball," he said.
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" But Falwell has continued to downplay the severity of the outbreak, commenting on Fox News that the media was intentionally hyping up the virus to "hurt Trump.
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In all three countries, elements of the faction in power chose to downplay the crisis early rather than immediately introduce national policies to stem the virus's spread.
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This is not to downplay the flu; that disease is still an annual blight we could be even more proactive about fighting (annual flu shots are important!).
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" Ofcom also chastised the company for the language it used to describe employee misconduct, saying that it "tended to downplay the harm caused" and was "unnecessarily pejorative.
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The secretary's use of the word is out of sync with the official message from the Trump administration, which has sought to downplay fears of a pandemic.
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In a disgusting yet savvy display of propaganda, regime authorities have attempted to downplay some of these deaths by insisting that they actually were instances of suicide.
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In recent days, national officials have sought to downplay the threat, blaming the press and arguing that the virus hit only a tiny fraction of the population.
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Later on Tuesday, National Economic Council Director Larry KudlowLawrence (Larry) Alan KudlowMORE also sought to downplay the concerns, in an effort to stop a market sell-off.
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Several GOP senators chose to criticize the NBA even as they downplay President Donald Trump's request last week that China investigate his 2020 presidential rival Joe Biden.
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I also feel that we have a secretary of state who has gone out of his way to downplay the benefits of a values-based foreign policy.
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Russia has denied being behind the cyberattacks, which led to damaging leaks, and Trump has sought to downplay Moscow's role, blaming the Democratic groups for lax security.
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Not only has Trump himself tweeted his support for the Administrator, he appeared to downplay many of the issues Pruitt is being investigated for by other agencies.
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Furman sought to downplay the report's ties to the election's results and said it was "part of that long-term effort we've had" studying the healthcare law.
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WASHINGTON — The White House is trying everything it can to downplay the fact that President Trump asked a foreign leader to investigate one of his political rivals.
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In his interview, Moore tried to downplay his differing views with the current Fed chairman, stressing he wanted to be helpful in boosting the country's economic growth.
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President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh on Wednesday sought to downplay Democratic concerns that he would issue rulings protecting the president from potential legal jeopardy.
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"Our media has become the laughingstock of the world," Trump said, before going on downplay the entire scandal as "another media disaster" and insulting the assembled reporters.
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With that in mind, many Democrats said they're going out of their way to focus on the economy — and downplay the Russia saga — when they're at home.
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Sisi has tried to downplay the allegations, turning to state-run media and government-controlled newspapers, as well as online supporters to deflect and deny Ali's charges.
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"There are a lot of parallels between the industries in the way they try to downplay the harm and encourage people to become addicted," Ms. Douglas said.
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Her Majesty celebrates her 90th birthday on April 21, and although she would prefer to downplay this great coming of age, Great Britain will be celebrating in style.
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It operates under that good ol' Rocky rhythm, fixed by a classic lore, while knowing when to honour and downplay the beats that perfected alpha-male tear-tugs.
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After a contest in which the two frontrunners repeatedly sought to downplay divisions within the party, the finale recalled the contentious 2016 primary fight, which saw Florida Rep.
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Speaking Wednesday, Trump expressed concern at the size of the federal debt, but also seemed to downplay expectations for what long-term analyses of his budget might show.
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That's a comparison I don't make lightly, but one which Molina will find a way to downplay in one way or another, because that's just how he is.
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But the two officers were quick to downplay any symbolism in returning to a region that the Marines left after the end of formal combat operations in 2014.
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Top Wall Street bankers say they are having positive discussions about financial regulation in Washington, and downplay the idea U.S. policymakers may force their institutions to split up.
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State television avoided direct reference to the presence of the diplomatic mission, mentioning only the street address, an apparent effort to downplay the likely target of the attack.
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The Kochs would either downplay or reject the science proving how this vicious cycle works and they used their wealth to support like-minded conservative and libertarian politicians.
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Unlike in Catalonia, its nationalists downplay any immediate ambitions for independence, saying the island - where Napoleon was born in 1769 - lacks the Spanish region's demographic and economic clout.
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