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Are there risks? Of course. I don’t want to downplay the risks here, but I do think that’s possible. we’re seeing those supply chain bottlenecks that boosted inflation, they’re beginning to resolve. – Janet Yellen	Found on CNN 1 year ago
I thought it was important for me to clarify the unfortunate remarks I made earlier, in no way did I intend to downplay the seriousness of this situation or the tragedy of that night. – Nate Oats	Found on CNN 1 year ago
According to that research, the scale of sexual abuse in the public schools is nearly 100 times greater than that of the Catholic Church, the question for critics who seek to downplay the extent of public-school sexual abuse is this: How many arrests need to happen before you consider it a problem? How many children need to be sexually abused by teachers before you consider it a crisis? – Christopher Rufo	Found on FOX News 1 year ago
There was always a group of contrarian intellectuals or pseudointellectuals who were very aggressive and tended to downplay the severity of the pandemic and say it was a hoax or nothing more than the flu. – Peter Hotez	Found on CNN 1 year ago
Many countries expressed a desire to downplay the US-China confrontation in the IPEF, and that is the main reason why Taiwan was not invited to attend the launch ceremony, some countries pointed out that Taiwan's inclusion would boost [ the IPEF's ] efficiency, but there were also worries that China would view these countries as choosing a side. – Roy Lee	Found on CNN 1 year ago
[ The government ] craves economic stability and prioritizes job growth above all else, but its policies are leading to precisely the outcomes it abhors or wants to avoid, it will be a big challenge for the government to keep stability in the crosshairs this year, without resorting to further infrastructure stimulus, which it supposedly wishes to downplay, and further budgetary and monetary easing. – George Magnus	Found on CNN 2 years ago
While it's wrong that it happened, I'm going to ask each of you to help us shift the focus back on the excellence we see every day in our students, if you've shared the video post, I'm hoping you will take it down, not to downplay the incident, but to better help all of our students move on to the important work and events in their lives. – Steve Shaw.WHOU	Found on CNN 2 years ago
Trying to separate Jews from the idea that JEWS were targeted on their holy day at their house of worship, is a mistake and it is insulting and disappointing, it is also dangerous to downplay an attack against Jewish people as being something else at a time of rising anti-Jewish bigotry that we should all be paying attention to. It makes no sense to try and separate Saturday's hostagecrisis from the people who suffered and who were the most impacted: Jews, their Jewish families and the Jewish world. – Roz Rothstein	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
It is really infuriating, to be honest. There's no real way to downplay South Carolina, people don't know the depth of this thing. – Justin Bamberg	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
It is really infuriating, to be honest. There's no real way to downplay it like, people don't know the depth of this thing. – Justin Bamberg	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
When I listen to the rhetoric that was used in the speeches leading up to the insurrection at Capitol Police, I mean there's no other word to describe it -- at least from my perspective -- than' incitement.' And in some degrees, I would go even further and say that it sanctioned that behavior, certain rhetoric that was used by certain individuals that day -- I mean, to hear people after the fact downplay the event knowing what I went through and what hundreds of other officers went through that day -- I've said before it's disgraceful. – Michael Fanone	Found on CNN 2 years ago
Some news accounts simply reference ‘the ransomware attack’ without a specific origin, or point the blame generically at ‘a criminal group in Russia,’ it is curious to see this coverage appear to downplay the Russian connection, particularly whether this cyberattack could have happened without nodding approval from the Russian government. – Jeffrey McCall	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
I don't want to downplay just how serious of a situation we all find ourselves in, i understand the hesitancy and the reluctance of folks who do this work. But I will say that we felt in Charleston County that Charleston County was just that important for us to position ourselves from our operations and facilities and academics to be prepared, to serve families. And so that's what we did. – Michelle Simmons	Found on CNN 2 years ago
There's no reason to downplay what I did. It matters and please know I'm carefully choosing my next steps in repair. – Morgan Wallen	Found on FOX News 3 years ago
We have seen time and again what happens when the real-world cost of misinformation is disregarded. There is no way to downplay this, there was a literal attack on democracy in the United States, organised on social media, which is an issue of violent extremism. – Prince Harry	Found on FOX News 3 years ago
I think if you look at the document, Russia is mentioned somewhere in the document between 30 and 40 different times, so if we were trying to downplay Russia, we didn't do a very good job, I would say. – Chad Wolf	Found on CNN 3 years ago
People tend to downplay the mental health repercussions of sexual abuse, especially online abuse, research is showing, and there's just a little research so far, that the online component of sexual abuse can be particularly distressing...It really takes a toll, and parents and the public may not recognize that in younger kids. – Jordan Greenbaum	Found on CNN 3 years ago
I've never seen where there's been some sort of medical misadventure to this magnitude, but again, it could have been a lot worse. Not to downplay where we are, but thinking about where we could be, it could certainly have been very, very tragic. – Chief Tracy Roles	Found on CNN 4 years ago
This ends up being a nightmare for missile defenses, you can downplay it, but it obscures the fact that North Korea has been improving North Korea missile capabilities. It's a real problem for regional missile defenses national missile defenses. – Vipin Narang	Found on CNN 4 years ago
Powell will do what he can to try to downplay the dots especially if they don't show what the markets want them to show, he will have a tough time. – Roberto Perli	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
The FBI is conducting deeper analyses of toxicological results, the statement said, warning that conclusions may take up to a month and urging patience during this process. PENNSYLVANIA WOMAN DIED AT SAME DOMINICAN RESORT COMPLEX FIVE DAYS BEFORE MARYLAND COUPLE IN SIMILAR CIRCUMSTANCES The bureau is conducting its analysis of toxicology results for three of the six U.S. tourists in the agencys Quantico Virginia labs, according to CBS News. The three casesappear to be the most recent deaths, which occurred within five days in May at Bahia Principe resorts that are nearly adjacent to each other in La Romana.Miranda Schaup-Werner of Allentown, Penn. collapsed and died on May 25 after having a drink from herrooms mini bar. Five days later, on May 30, a Maryland couple, Edward Holmes and Cynthia Day, were found dead in their room. Experts from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization were also assisting in trying to find what caused the deaths of the tourists. Dominican officials said that the agencies were conducting health and epidemiological inspections of resorts, though it was not clear which ones. CALIFORNIA MAN DIED IN APRIL AT DOMINICAN REPUBLIC RESORT AFTER DRINK FROM HOTEL ROOM MINIBAR, FAMILY SAYS Dominican authorities and resort officials have sought to downplay the significance of the deaths, suggesting that the tourists had died of natural causes. But preliminary results they reported that pointed at similar conditions, such as pulmonary edema -- where the lungs fill with fluid -- and heart attacks in some cases, prompted relatives to raise doubts and a lack of trust that they were being told the truth. Meanwhile, following news that at least two U.S. tourists who stayed at their resort suddenly fell critically ill in their rooms and died in the last 12 months, the Hard Rock Hotel Casino Punta Cana issued a public statement acknowledging the two tragedies and seeking to reassure the public that it is tightening oversight. The spotlight on deaths of tourists broadened from the Bahia Principe resort group to the Hard Rock hotel after news that Robert Wallace of California died there in April after abruptly falling ill, and that last year David Harrison of Maryland also died suddenly. In a statement to Fox News, hotel officials said they are deeply saddened by these two unfortunate incidents, and weextend our sincerest sympathy tothe families of Mr. Harrison and Mr. Wallace.We are currently waiting for official reports regarding these deaths. MARYLAND COUPLE FOUND DEAD IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC HOTEL ROOM Fox News asked Hard Rock representatives on Sunday to comment on the two deaths, and to identify the companies they use to stock their minibars. Their statement did not answer the second question. We can assure you, the safety andhealth of our guestsis now, andhas always been our highest priority, the Hard Rock statement said. We currentlyimplementbeverage protocols, including purchasing sealed and unopenedproducts from licensed and reputable vendors, as well as dailyinspections ofall products served throughout the hotel bars and in-room liquor dispensers. Additionally, our team members are trained toinspect all supplies, equipmentand products that enter the property, it said. Of course, we will continue toevaluate and recalibrate our protocolsto strengthen and enhance guest safety. Hotel officials have not responded to a follow-up question by Fox News about when they implemented the protocol they described as their current one. Fox News has received scores of emails from people who say they fell critically ill after having a drink at the hotel or from the minibar in their room. Several had stayed at Hard Rock resort. Asked to comment on the Hard Rocks statement, they expressed skepticism. NY WOMAN CLAIMS SHE DRANK SODA BOTTLE FILLED WITH BLEACH AT SAME DOMINICAN RESORT WHERE 3 AMERICANS DIED On every occasion when I ordered drinks from the pool bar, the hotel lobby or casino bar the brand of liquor that I ordered was not served, several times I ordered Titos and soda for my wife and watched them pour the drink from a Titos bottle knowing 100 percent it was not Titos in that bottle.The same thing happened when I ordered a Johnnie Walker Black Label neat that was on display on the back bar shelf.The bartender grabbed the bottle, poured me the drink and what I received was a very low end, watered down tasting whiskey that was definitely not Johnnie Walker. – Kevin Galer	Found on FOX News 4 years ago
Skeptics would be tempted to downplay the significance of Yongbyon in favor of a more comprehensive roadmap for denuclearization, but if it's properly done, inspecting Yongbyon would have most of the necessary elements of a bigger deal. – One South Korean official	Found on Reuters 5 years ago
It was overall successful and led to productive agreements, we will have to wait and see, of course, what turn the events will take, all the more so as certain forces in America are trying to downplay and disavow the results of the Helsinki summit. – Vladimir Putin	Found on CNN 5 years ago
Trump has maybe a little less room to maneuver if he wants to downplay the issue or pretend that it's not real. – Jeffrey Mankoff	Found on Reuters 5 years ago

Are there risks? Of course. I don’t want to downplay the risks here, but I do think that’s possible. we’re seeing those supply chain bottlenecks that boosted inflation, they’re beginning to resolve.

– Janet Yellen

Found on CNN
1 year ago

I thought it was important for me to clarify the unfortunate remarks I made earlier, in no way did I intend to downplay the seriousness of this situation or the tragedy of that night.

– Nate Oats

Found on CNN
1 year ago

According to that research, the scale of sexual abuse in the public schools is nearly 100 times greater than that of the Catholic Church, the question for critics who seek to downplay the extent of public-school sexual abuse is this: How many arrests need to happen before you consider it a problem? How many children need to be sexually abused by teachers before you consider it a crisis?

– Christopher Rufo

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

There was always a group of contrarian intellectuals or pseudointellectuals who were very aggressive and tended to downplay the severity of the pandemic and say it was a hoax or nothing more than the flu.

– Peter Hotez

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Many countries expressed a desire to downplay the US-China confrontation in the IPEF, and that is the main reason why Taiwan was not invited to attend the launch ceremony, some countries pointed out that Taiwan's inclusion would boost [ the IPEF's ] efficiency, but there were also worries that China would view these countries as choosing a side.

– Roy Lee

Found on CNN
1 year ago

[ The government ] craves economic stability and prioritizes job growth above all else, but its policies are leading to precisely the outcomes it abhors or wants to avoid, it will be a big challenge for the government to keep stability in the crosshairs this year, without resorting to further infrastructure stimulus, which it supposedly wishes to downplay, and further budgetary and monetary easing.

– George Magnus

Found on CNN
2 years ago

While it's wrong that it happened, I'm going to ask each of you to help us shift the focus back on the excellence we see every day in our students, if you've shared the video post, I'm hoping you will take it down, not to downplay the incident, but to better help all of our students move on to the important work and events in their lives.

– Steve Shaw.WHOU

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Trying to separate Jews from the idea that JEWS were targeted on their holy day at their house of worship, is a mistake and it is insulting and disappointing, it is also dangerous to downplay an attack against Jewish people as being something else at a time of rising anti-Jewish bigotry that we should all be paying attention to. It makes no sense to try and separate Saturday's hostagecrisis from the people who suffered and who were the most impacted: Jews, their Jewish families and the Jewish world.

– Roz Rothstein

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

It is really infuriating, to be honest. There's no real way to downplay South Carolina, people don't know the depth of this thing.

– Justin Bamberg

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

It is really infuriating, to be honest. There's no real way to downplay it like, people don't know the depth of this thing.

– Justin Bamberg

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

When I listen to the rhetoric that was used in the speeches leading up to the insurrection at Capitol Police, I mean there's no other word to describe it -- at least from my perspective -- than' incitement.' And in some degrees, I would go even further and say that it sanctioned that behavior, certain rhetoric that was used by certain individuals that day -- I mean, to hear people after the fact downplay the event knowing what I went through and what hundreds of other officers went through that day -- I've said before it's disgraceful.

– Michael Fanone

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Some news accounts simply reference ‘the ransomware attack’ without a specific origin, or point the blame generically at ‘a criminal group in Russia,’ it is curious to see this coverage appear to downplay the Russian connection, particularly whether this cyberattack could have happened without nodding approval from the Russian government.

– Jeffrey McCall

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

I don't want to downplay just how serious of a situation we all find ourselves in, i understand the hesitancy and the reluctance of folks who do this work. But I will say that we felt in Charleston County that Charleston County was just that important for us to position ourselves from our operations and facilities and academics to be prepared, to serve families. And so that's what we did.

– Michelle Simmons

Found on CNN
2 years ago

There's no reason to downplay what I did. It matters and please know I'm carefully choosing my next steps in repair.

– Morgan Wallen

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

We have seen time and again what happens when the real-world cost of misinformation is disregarded. There is no way to downplay this, there was a literal attack on democracy in the United States, organised on social media, which is an issue of violent extremism.

– Prince Harry

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

I think if you look at the document, Russia is mentioned somewhere in the document between 30 and 40 different times, so if we were trying to downplay Russia, we didn't do a very good job, I would say.

– Chad Wolf

Found on CNN
3 years ago

People tend to downplay the mental health repercussions of sexual abuse, especially online abuse, research is showing, and there's just a little research so far, that the online component of sexual abuse can be particularly distressing...It really takes a toll, and parents and the public may not recognize that in younger kids.

– Jordan Greenbaum

Found on CNN
3 years ago

I've never seen where there's been some sort of medical misadventure to this magnitude, but again, it could have been a lot worse. Not to downplay where we are, but thinking about where we could be, it could certainly have been very, very tragic.

– Chief Tracy Roles

Found on CNN
4 years ago

This ends up being a nightmare for missile defenses, you can downplay it, but it obscures the fact that North Korea has been improving North Korea missile capabilities. It's a real problem for regional missile defenses national missile defenses.

– Vipin Narang

Found on CNN
4 years ago

Powell will do what he can to try to downplay the dots especially if they don't show what the markets want them to show, he will have a tough time.

– Roberto Perli

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

The FBI is conducting deeper analyses of toxicological results, the statement said, warning that conclusions may take up to a month and urging patience during this process. PENNSYLVANIA WOMAN DIED AT SAME DOMINICAN RESORT COMPLEX FIVE DAYS BEFORE MARYLAND COUPLE IN SIMILAR CIRCUMSTANCES The bureau is conducting its analysis of toxicology results for three of the six U.S. tourists in the agencys Quantico Virginia labs, according to CBS News. The three casesappear to be the most recent deaths, which occurred within five days in May at Bahia Principe resorts that are nearly adjacent to each other in La Romana.Miranda Schaup-Werner of Allentown, Penn. collapsed and died on May 25 after having a drink from herrooms mini bar. Five days later, on May 30, a Maryland couple, Edward Holmes and Cynthia Day, were found dead in their room. Experts from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization were also assisting in trying to find what caused the deaths of the tourists. Dominican officials said that the agencies were conducting health and epidemiological inspections of resorts, though it was not clear which ones. CALIFORNIA MAN DIED IN APRIL AT DOMINICAN REPUBLIC RESORT AFTER DRINK FROM HOTEL ROOM MINIBAR, FAMILY SAYS Dominican authorities and resort officials have sought to downplay the significance of the deaths, suggesting that the tourists had died of natural causes. But preliminary results they reported that pointed at similar conditions, such as pulmonary edema -- where the lungs fill with fluid -- and heart attacks in some cases, prompted relatives to raise doubts and a lack of trust that they were being told the truth. Meanwhile, following news that at least two U.S. tourists who stayed at their resort suddenly fell critically ill in their rooms and died in the last 12 months, the Hard Rock Hotel Casino Punta Cana issued a public statement acknowledging the two tragedies and seeking to reassure the public that it is tightening oversight. The spotlight on deaths of tourists broadened from the Bahia Principe resort group to the Hard Rock hotel after news that Robert Wallace of California died there in April after abruptly falling ill, and that last year David Harrison of Maryland also died suddenly. In a statement to Fox News, hotel officials said they are deeply saddened by these two unfortunate incidents, and weextend our sincerest sympathy tothe families of Mr. Harrison and Mr. Wallace.We are currently waiting for official reports regarding these deaths. MARYLAND COUPLE FOUND DEAD IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC HOTEL ROOM Fox News asked Hard Rock representatives on Sunday to comment on the two deaths, and to identify the companies they use to stock their minibars. Their statement did not answer the second question. We can assure you, the safety andhealth of our guestsis now, andhas always been our highest priority, the Hard Rock statement said. We currentlyimplementbeverage protocols, including purchasing sealed and unopenedproducts from licensed and reputable vendors, as well as dailyinspections ofall products served throughout the hotel bars and in-room liquor dispensers. Additionally, our team members are trained toinspect all supplies, equipmentand products that enter the property, it said. Of course, we will continue toevaluate and recalibrate our protocolsto strengthen and enhance guest safety. Hotel officials have not responded to a follow-up question by Fox News about when they implemented the protocol they described as their current one. Fox News has received scores of emails from people who say they fell critically ill after having a drink at the hotel or from the minibar in their room. Several had stayed at Hard Rock resort. Asked to comment on the Hard Rocks statement, they expressed skepticism. NY WOMAN CLAIMS SHE DRANK SODA BOTTLE FILLED WITH BLEACH AT SAME DOMINICAN RESORT WHERE 3 AMERICANS DIED On every occasion when I ordered drinks from the pool bar, the hotel lobby or casino bar the brand of liquor that I ordered was not served, several times I ordered Titos and soda for my wife and watched them pour the drink from a Titos bottle knowing 100 percent it was not Titos in that bottle.The same thing happened when I ordered a Johnnie Walker Black Label neat that was on display on the back bar shelf.The bartender grabbed the bottle, poured me the drink and what I received was a very low end, watered down tasting whiskey that was definitely not Johnnie Walker.

– Kevin Galer

Found on FOX News
4 years ago

Skeptics would be tempted to downplay the significance of Yongbyon in favor of a more comprehensive roadmap for denuclearization, but if it's properly done, inspecting Yongbyon would have most of the necessary elements of a bigger deal.

– One South Korean official

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

It was overall successful and led to productive agreements, we will have to wait and see, of course, what turn the events will take, all the more so as certain forces in America are trying to downplay and disavow the results of the Helsinki summit.

– Vladimir Putin

Found on CNN
5 years ago

Trump has maybe a little less room to maneuver if he wants to downplay the issue or pretend that it's not real.

– Jeffrey Mankoff

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

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