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[tamp] / tæmp /






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However some experts have also called on health authorities not to overstate what is known about hantavirus while trying to tamp down pandemic fears.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

For now, Western nations are attempting to tamp down prices with record drawdowns from their oil stockpiles, including a projected 172-million-barrel release that would take the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

News of the expected visit helped tamp down oil prices on Friday, Barron’s previously reported.

From Barron's • Apr. 25, 2026

In Southern California, strong El Niños increase the likelihood of wet winters that replenish water supplies and tamp down wildfire risk but can also unleash flooding, debris flows and coastal erosion.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

I try to tamp them down, but they’re not that easy to contain.

From "Every Day" by David Levithan




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