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Example sentences for: downplays

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In a reefer, the Post downplays Bradley's health problem.
The WP downplays the casualties as well, running its Bosnia story at the bottom of the front page, omitting mention of them in its headline--"Bosnian Serb's Backers Stone American Troops"--and not getting to them in the piece until the seventh paragraph.
(Needless to say, any time a CEO downplays her own talent, it's nice, but still ...)
The cover editorial downplays the importance of President Clinton's China trip.
He downplays the importance of arms control, stressing instead the need for non-proliferation, anti-missile systems, and the safe storage of existing nuclear weapons.