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Despite careful planning, last-minute complications ___ the credibility of the final report.

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1. Read the sentence: "Despite careful planning, last-minute complications ___ the credibility of the final report."  
2. **Eroded** means weakened or reduced, which fits the negative effect on credibility.  
3. **Enhanced** (improved), **certified** (confirmed), and **alleviated** (reduced pain) do not match the context.  
4. So the best fit is **(a) eroded**.  
FINAL_ANSWER: a

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