subdued
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Lower Norwegian pipeline flows due to maintenance and subdued LNG traffic through Hormuz continue to tighten the market, ANZ analysts said, while recovering Chinese LNG imports could increase competition for cargoes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
Strong imports of capital goods and raw materials could outpace subdued exports, he added.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
Adlakha singles out the quiet close-ups of Anghlong Konyak, the first-time actor who plays the chief, and the "gentleness" with which Rio captures his "subdued rage".
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
Right now, stocks have been cushioned from rising bond yields because earnings growth has offset the P/E multiple contraction caused by higher rates, while bond-market volatility has remained subdued.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
The Orgota seemed not an unfriendly people, but incurious; they were colorless, steady, subdued.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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