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In the damp and gloom at Lord's, Smith made 61 and Cox 55 to take England to 248-9 on a first day that was delayed by rain and curtailed by bad light.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

Sleeping with 60 people in a damp basement that proves snoring is an international language.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

“In parts of Southern California where it’s been foggy recently, it’s not a damp fog by any means. It’s a very humid, warm, muggy air mass,” Swain said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026

High yields on Treasurys could also damp demand for corporate bonds that offer only a modest bump in yield over government benchmark bonds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

Mine smells damp and sounds like a gentle ocean breeze, the same way the inside of a seashell does.

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas

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

Marriott International MAR -0.71%decrease; down pointing triangle said the conflict in Iran put a significant damper on second-quarter sales.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 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

But only a slim margin will be left over, and that will put a damper on shareholder returns.

From Barron's ● Jun. 2, 2026

Nothing, not even Freddy and Teddy moaning and groaning as they filed off the bus, could put a damper on today.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova

“A basic plastic bin is fine for items stored inside, but Weathertight storage containers have a seal to keep out moisture, even in the dampest garages,” Allbee says.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 15, 2023

It was "a painfully tedious TV non-event" that had "the dampest squib of a finale", the Guardian's Leila Latif wrote.

From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2023

In this mild winter, Friday seemed to be one of Washington’s dampest, chilliest, breeziest, and possibly even gloomiest, days of the year.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 3, 2023

And while it's a hearty meal for the dampest autumn evening, be sure save a little room afterward for some cookies, pie, cake — or all three.

From Salon ● Oct. 13, 2022

He pulled out the bottom ones, which were the dampest, and started to spread the others over the floor.

From "I'm the King of the Castle" by Susan Hill

Critics have also alleged that the measure damps the housing market.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2024

Chloroquine might protect patients hospitalized with pneumonia against lethal cytokine storms because it damps down immune reactions, several doctors said.

From New York Times ● Apr. 18, 2020

A three-piece badge in the back cavity that combines aluminum, a soft thermoplastic polyurethane material and acrylic damps vibration for better sound and feel.

From Golf Digest ● Oct. 30, 2018

The shock absorber damps the motion and dissipates energy, analogous to the resistance in an RLC circuit.

From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015

A quack doctor pitched patent medicines from the back of a wagon: “A rare cordial to fortify the innards against infective parasites, unwholesome damps, and malignant effluvia!”

From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs

The escalation further damped equity market sentiment, with U.S. stocks mostly poised to follow most Asian and European stocks lower at the open.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026

—Asian equity markets largely retreated as escalating geopolitical and trade tensions damped investors’ risk appetite.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026

Some digital investments seemed wild at the time, like when Diller stuck with his bid for Expedia after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks halted flights and damped travel demand.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026

Sales growth slowed for U.S. retailers in April, damped by a cooler increase in gasoline prices as the Iran conflict continued.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026

Perhaps, as I. S. Shklovskii has suggested, there is a black hole hiding there, which ate the exploding stellar core and damped the fires of the supernova.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

Despite an active El Niño, experts say the Southwestern United States likely won’t feel its damping effect until next year.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026

There’s a chance, experts noted, that this year’s El Niño could bring more fall rain, damping the Santa Ana winds’s ability to fuel fast-moving fires.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026

However, in a signal the conflict is damping demand, new orders dropped 3.8% on month in April, the first decline since January, Destatis said Monday.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026

These vibrations produce distinct tones defined by two measurements, Mitman explained: an oscillation frequency and a damping time.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 1, 2026

Still, now and then, I received a damping check to my cheerfulness; and was, in spite of myself, thrown back on the region of doubts and portents, and dark conjectures.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë