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Example sentences for: downplayed

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But it certainly complicates the story, and Gerth either downplayed it or left it out.
In particular, the pollsters charge that PROMO downplayed the extent to which respondents' fear of crime was based on the experience of crime--53 percent of those polled had said that they or someone they loved had been the victim of a crime.
The FAA downplayed the report, saying it has addressed the concerns and that passengers "[do] not need to be alarmed."
The pipeline's negative environmental impact and the ravages of the Valdez spill are downplayed.
Yet, the New England Journal of Medicine downplayed the risks at the time.