damp
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In a damp back alley, Jingjing joined job-seekers milling about leisurely, haggling for higher wages while garment bosses perched on scooters brandished hiring signs, desperate for day labourers.
From Barron's • May 6, 2026
A safe and complete reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, for example, would damp expectations for higher inflation and allow yields on 10-year Treasury notes to fall, he added.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026
The BBC has, for years, reported on the poor quality of insulation work carried out under the government programme, which has led to damp and mould and put some people's health at risk.
From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026
The pound was flat against the euro and BOE Governor Andrew Bailey could damp expectations for rate rises in a speech later, leaving sterling vulnerable, ING said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
His face was damp with perspiration, but he showed no sign of barking or howling or scratching.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
Vocabulary lists containing damp
Vocabulary from Readings 4, Unit 1
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"Boar Out There" by Cynthia Rylant
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Vocabulary from Readings 4, Unit 1
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