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If this World Cup has been marred by astronomical ticket prices, that hasn’t put a damper on the tournament in the Pacific Northwest.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026

"I think it really put a damper on all the watch parties," he said.

From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2026

But only a slim margin will be left over, and that will put a damper on shareholder returns.

From Barron's ● Jun. 2, 2026

Housing activity softened around the country as heightened uncertainty and rising mortgage rates put a damper on demand.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 15, 2026

The presence of the commander always a damper.

From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara

Keep everything from the road-scanning camera on the front bumper—which allows the adaptive suspension dampers to respond to the road predictively—to the hidden hatch button in the rear wiper.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2025

Earthquake precautions include massive metal dampers that are fixed to essential infrastructure, such as the duct carrying the control rooms’ air supply.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2024

Moreover, they added, in many buildings, the underlying air-handling infrastructure — the fans and filters, dampers and ductwork — is poorly maintained, and improving indoor air quality will require investing in these basic technologies.

From New York Times ● Jun. 29, 2023

The misconduct affected 22 products for 69 customers, including rear shock absorbers and brake systems for cars, railcar dampers and connecting rods, as well as other components, the company said.

From Reuters ● May 19, 2023

So Debussy’s hanging chords, with the dampers kept away from the strings, represented a kind of return to nature, a move away from the more artificial sound of block chords.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall