Although some of Das's papers documenting the benefits of chemicals in wine have been cited hundreds of times, other researchers who study ageing and the effects of resveratrol downplayed the significance of his work. (scientificamerican.com)
Prosecutors took six minutes to even mention the name of their damaged star witness, Todd Howe, during closing arguments in the Percoco trial, and then downplayed his significance. (nystateofpolitics.com)
Although 126 million people is equivalent to about half of Americans eligible to vote, Facebook plans to downplay the significance at the congressional hearings. (theguardian.com)