damp
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When conditions are cold and potentially damp, the balls are heavier and slower.
From BBC • May 26, 2026
Kanchan Narayan, 44, uses a damp cloth-wrapped bottle hung on a string, cooling the drinking water inside via evaporation.
From Barron's • May 10, 2026
These cloudy, damp conditions will linger for some on Tuesday morning - but the day will turn increasingly sunny as high pressure reasserts itself to the north of the UK.
From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026
The British economy grew modestly in February, ahead of the surge in energy prices that will likely damp economic activity in the months to come.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
The damp occupants of the cave stood close together in the vaulted entrance like actors who had played their parts and could now watch the rest of the show from the wings.
From "Abel's Island" by William Steig
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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