dampen

Yes, this would dampen the jeopardy effect but what happened to Lando Norris feels like a chance card in Monopoly.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 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

Although investors appear to be uneasy about the leak, some analysts don’t think it will dampen sales of the game.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 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

Sweat began to dampen his forehead and drip down the sides of his face.

From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull

"To understand whether thawing permafrost ultimately amplifies or dampens climate warming, we need to consider both the carbon released from ancient soils and the carbon consumed through rock weathering."

From Science Daily ● Jun. 20, 2026

In that case, the crisis raises inflation across developing Asia and dampens gross domestic product growth in energy-importing economies this year, but doesn’t materially undermine the region’s resilience.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 10, 2026

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

From Barron's ● Mar. 12, 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

However, the lure of signing foreign talent will be dampened by the removal of club injury credit, which helps cover the cost of replacing an injured player.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

British no-frills airline EasyJet said Thursday that its profit tumbled in the third quarter as the Middle East war sent jet fuel prices soaring and dampened customer demand.

From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026

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

From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026

The tragedy dampened what had been nationwide jubilation over the unexpected triumphs of El Tri, as Mexico’s national team is known.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2026

Again, Roza took the bottle from him, dampened the gauze with solution.

From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby

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

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026

Treasury yields fell slightly after Friday’s nonfarm payrolls data came in well below expectations, dampening prospects of the Federal Reserve raising interest rates in September.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

The dampening effect of “Wonder Man’s” cancellation aside, Abdul-Mateen, who also starred in Netflix’s “Man on Fire” series this spring, has more on the horizon this year.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026

On Saturday, about 25 firefighters remained at the scene dampening down.

From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026

“Oh, right,” Sahil said, his mood dampening noticeably as we made our way through the crowd and the noise.

From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon