dampening
Example Sentences
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Higher prices for semiconductors and other raw materials have pushed up the prices of information-technology devices, dampening demand, he says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
This fiscal stimulus, along with healthy demand for exports, were helping to boost economic expectations while the "dampening effects" of the energy shock were weaker than expected, the Ifo institute said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
Rising rates can make borrowing and spending less attractive, which risks dampening economic growth if consumers cut back and businesses halt investment.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
All of this could eventually create problems for the stock market by dampening economic growth, Rosenberg said.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026
He blamed Ron and Hermione: Their determined indifference was as bad as the relentless rain for dampening his spirits, but neither could erode his certainty, which remained absolute.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
