blunted
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JetBlue Airways recorded a bigger loss in the second quarter stemming from higher jet fuel prices, though it blunted about half of that damage with higher fares and strong customer demand.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
But a separate appointment blunted the shock, and for some, is sending mixed signals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
With this intimate, painful epiphany, the show’s larger parable about obligingly submitting to ahistorical ignorance is blunted with a spiritually benevolent ideal.
From Salon ● Jun. 18, 2026
China’s steady efforts to diversify its energy, especially in renewables, and building up its strategic petroleum reserves blunted the hit.
From Barron's ● May 7, 2026
In the blunted light through the window shade I saw my mother kneeling by my bed.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
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