dent

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Any thoughts Tottenham had of landing a blow to dent their rivals' title hopes soon faded as Arsenal went into the break 2-0 up and made it three seconds into the second half.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

Hochul’s pied-à-terre tax aimed to help make a dent in New York City’s estimated $12 billion budget deficit.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Given the size of the federal budget, the returns on Intel or any of the government’s other investments won’t make a dent.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

That would still make a dent, taking global growth to 2.9% this year from an expected 3.4% before the war.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

They walked down into it, and at the end of the dent they found a crack about as tall as a person but not nearly as wide as a door.

From "The City of Ember" by Jeanne DuPrau