damper
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“Bond yields went up over the last couple of days, and so I think that can put a damper on some of these higher-multiple stocks,” Michael Monaghan, portfolio manager at Founders ETFs, told MarketWatch.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026
Along with a negative reaction to results from chip maker Advanced Micro Devices, that has put a damper on tech stocks in early trading.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
Their schedule has included indoor matches in Dallas and Atlanta, and the three they have played outdoors - in Boston, New Jersey and Mexico City - have been in cooler, damper conditions.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
If this World Cup has been marred by astronomical ticket prices, that hasn’t put a damper on the tournament in the Pacific Northwest.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026
“Sorry about that, guys. He put a damper on my fun surprise now, didn’t he?”
From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
Keep everything from the road-scanning camera on the front bumper—which allows the adaptive suspension dampers to respond to the road predictively—to the hidden hatch button in the rear wiper.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2025
Earthquake precautions include massive metal dampers that are fixed to essential infrastructure, such as the duct carrying the control rooms’ air supply.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2024
Moreover, they added, in many buildings, the underlying air-handling infrastructure — the fans and filters, dampers and ductwork — is poorly maintained, and improving indoor air quality will require investing in these basic technologies.
From New York Times ● Jun. 29, 2023
The misconduct affected 22 products for 69 customers, including rear shock absorbers and brake systems for cars, railcar dampers and connecting rods, as well as other components, the company said.
From Reuters ● May 19, 2023
So Debussy’s hanging chords, with the dampers kept away from the strings, represented a kind of return to nature, a move away from the more artificial sound of block chords.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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