Word: downplay
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...club’s constitution—more specific and pointed than the first pacifist group—called for the U.S. to downplay its military policies and use negotiation to settle world conflicts. They demanded “social and economic aid to all countries by the United Nations,” as well as “free international exchange of people and information...
...have worked in the field for two years at a major research university. I have been astounded by the lack of concern of principal investigators and their study coordinators for the safety of the subjects in their clinical trials. They will use every device, subtle and overt, to downplay trial risks. I would definitely advise my family and friends not to enroll in a clinical trial. If you are taking part in a trial, you should be aware that your safety is often the last priority. And never forget that you are not a patient being treated...
...first, I tried to downplay the awkward spectacle of a bulky six-foot male riding shotgun to a female eight inches shorter and roughly half his body weight, giving our fellow riders the “I’m just letting the li’l lady take my chopper for a spin” nod. Detecting a measure of disbelief on the part of our fellow riders, I soon reverted to the more readily believed “I’ve misplaced my penis and she’s helping me to locate it?...
None of this should be terribly surprising. There has always been a tendency among America’s intellectuals to downplay the crimes of left-wing regimes, and Castro’s Cuba, in particular, has long been the darling of the American left. With its record of standing up to “Yanqui imperialism,” its much-touted system of universal health care, and its post-Cold War isolation, Cuba’s nasty and oppressive regime seems sad and bullied and even a little bit cute—the “Tickle-Me-Elmo?...
...Wright said he was making no attempt to downplay the severity or consequences of rape and noted that his piece should only be read in concert with an opposing piece on the same page...