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damp

[damp] / dæmp /


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Lukewarm hot dogs and taquitos languishing on damp rollers or sweating beneath heat lamps.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

The damp conditions under the floodlights exacerbated the difficulty of batting on a surface that has been uneven for most of this match.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

This means there isn’t going to be a flood of oil supply to damp prices.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

Kanchan Narayan, 44, uses a damp cloth-wrapped bottle hung on a string, cooling the drinking water inside via evaporation.

From Barron's • May 10, 2026

The air is scented with iron, damp leather, rotting food.

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes




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