subdued
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Yet when the CNN journalist Richard Quest asked a roundtable discussion if airlines were frustrated by "an event you have no control over", the responses were remarkably subdued.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
Consumer spending has remained subdued in the country, as households still seem more concerned by their high levels of debt, they say.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
It was a subdued celebration scene following the final out in which star pitcher Logan Schmidt made his first ever relief appearance.
From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026
Equity-only put-call ratios have become subdued this week due to heavy call buying.
From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026
They elevated me from all littleness of feeling, and although they did not remove my grief, they subdued and tranquillised it.
From "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley
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"The Monkey's Paw" by W. W. Jacobs
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