dampen
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"A repeat beat on Thursday could trigger a similar rotation; a miss, by contrast, may dampen hike expectations and lift rates-sensitive equities."
From Barron's • Jun. 29, 2026
Additionally, rate hikes could dampen hiring because businesses may not have as much access to easy credit.
From Barron's • Jun. 26, 2026
“We will be tracking if this may work to dampen demand in the second quarter.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 24, 2026
The traffic cone guys weren't letting such trifling issues dampen their day.
From BBC • Jun. 20, 2026
The cloudy skies and pouring rain, however, couldn’t dampen my sunny mood.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
Vocabulary lists containing dampen
Out of the Dust
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