damper

The Italian passed Russell for second behind pole-sitter Norris at the first start as the Briton was slowed by the inside of the grid being damper than the outside after a shower of rain.

From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026

Along with a negative reaction to results from chip maker Advanced Micro Devices, that has put a damper on tech stocks in early trading.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

Optical stocks have emerged as a bountiful play on the artificial-intelligence trade, but Friday’s selloff is putting a damper on that momentum.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 26, 2026

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

In our house we have a fireplace in Ireland downstairs and a fireplace in Italy upstairs and no sign of a damper.

From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt

But it rides on a brilliantly tuned air suspension with adaptive dampers to tie down rebellious momenta.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 24, 2025

CFM said the majority of parts involved are "non-serialized items like bolts, nuts, washers, dampers, seals and bushings".

From Reuters ● Oct. 5, 2023

By Season 3, he’s shaken off his dampers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2023

Components such as dampers, which act like shock absorbers as the building sways to and fro, and rubber bearings, which are fitted underneath a building and absorb the energy of a quake, can be added.

From BBC ● Mar. 13, 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