blunt

Example Sentences

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Others have said that companies overall had already made the necessary adjustments to their production and shipping infrastructure to blunt the trade war’s impact.

From MarketWatch

"Even before the tumors were palpable, we see about a 40 or 50% blunting of this corticosterone rhythm," he said.

From Science Daily

Instead of this "blunt response", a "broader and more targeted" approach was needed, said the statement, which was also signed by two child mental health practitioners.

From BBC

It’s a grippingly blunt portrayal that Verbeek slyly undercuts by hinting at the vulnerability guiding her dogged quest.

From Los Angeles Times

Yet, as excited as those artists were to support their industry comrades, their efforts were repeatedly blunted by the Globes’ worst impulses.

From Salon