dampener
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As a result, tech stocks “have seen a lot more volatility, so it’s keeping a dampener on the overall market,” Saglimbene told MarketWatch in a phone interview on Monday.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026
If you are headed out for Halloween on Saturday evening it should remain largely dry but a few spells of rain could put a dampener on things in the Western Isles of Scotland.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026
Offensive lineman Kevin Dotson, 30, wears a guardian cap on his helmet during practices and games but said that, “it’s almost like a placebo effect” and was “more of a dampener than a savior.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
U.S. stocks were lower, with the Nasdaq bearing the brunt of the declines, as a hotter-than-expected September inflation report put a dampener on the mood in markets .
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
Then he had the sense to see that it was he, Gerald, who acted as a spoil-feast, a dampener.
From Aurora the Magnificent by Gertrude Hall Brownell
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