dampened
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Ford’s stock is up almost 10% over the last five days, after investors’ enthusiasm for the company’s plan to broaden its business was dampened by a broader market selloff on Friday.
From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026
And none of that was dampened by the score of a soccer match.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
“In automotive, we are seeing positive developments, especially in software-defined vehicles, dampened by a challenging high-voltage business for e-mobility,” Hanebeck said.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026
Hopes for a recovery in Germany this year following several bleak years have been dampened due to the energy shock unleashed by the war.
From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026
Or she might have changed and become the kind of woman who waited four whole days so that she would not seem too eager, a thought that dampened him even more.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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