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  • past participle of numb.
  • past tense form of numb.

numbed







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Some contend that numbed investors to the threat, keeping yields and borrowing costs lower than they should have been.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 30, 2026

In his sermon during Saturday night's Easter vigil, the pontiff urged believers not to feel numbed by the scale of global conflicts but to work actively for reconciliation.

From BBC Apr. 5, 2026

The numbed stage: The only cease-fire is in the markets.

From MarketWatch Mar. 26, 2026

That when that final envelope was opened, we’d be on the edge of our seats... or at the very least not completely numbed to the inevitability of the winners.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 11, 2025

It was worth it, for though he was numbed and scarlet, the welcome he got thawed him thoroughly.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote




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