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But “owning the value space,” including financial stocks, may help dampen some of the volatility stirred up in the “AI complex,” he added.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 29, 2026

“This is not going to dampen our dedication to building an environment where people can have fun,” he says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

The service stressed "the incident itself is not over" and said people must stay away from the heathland, where firefighters remained to dampen down, monitor for hotspots, and any further fire activity.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

These help to dampen the chronic, low-grade inflammation that quietly underlies heart disease, diabetes and many cancers.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 10, 2026

Danny the K didn’t dampen Rukia Marshall’s far-out thinking one iota.

From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia

“Forecast cuts have been widespread as higher inflation squeezes real wages, dampens consumption and raises companies’ input costs,” Fitch economists said in a report.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026

Higher fuel prices also add to inflation, which in turn dampens odds of an interest-rate cut.

From Barron's ● Mar. 12, 2026

This receptor not only affects learning but also dampens activity in parts of the brain responsible for processing visual information.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 15, 2026

“What the shingles vaccine does is it dampens reactivations of latent viruses in a way that may be protecting other parts of your body,” Martin said.

From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2025

This dampens the tragic effect, and the curtain comes down on laughter.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

Seeing his place in its current state has dampened his spirits but not his determination to rebuild.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026

He noted, for instance, the E. coli outbreak in spinach in 2006 dampened sales for years.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

And once the fire is dampened down, the habitats needed to support fragile ecosystems are lost, sometimes for decades, Craig Best - National Trust general manager for the Peak District - said.

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026

They also pointed to evidence that subsidized housing production dampened market-rate construction.

From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026

Annabeth guessed that Arachne’s webs had somehow masked and dampened the statue’s magic.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan

West Midlands Assistant Chief Fire Officer Simon Barry told residents the fire there was under control and they were just dampening down hot spots.

From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026

All of this could eventually create problems for the stock market by dampening economic growth, Rosenberg said.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026

By comparison, modern-day insulated car interiors offer aural bliss, but they’re dampening the sound of emergency sirens, law enforcement agencies maintain.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026

Research suggests that trauma can leave the amygdala—the brain’s threat-detection center—chronically overactivated, while dampening the prefrontal cortex, which governs reasoning.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 26, 2026

Down below, the rink’s surface glistened with water, but not enough to make a difference in dampening the flames.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros