tamp
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While higher rates might tamp down inflation, they could also slow the economy.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026
When they have been effective, they have managed to ride the choppier waves while also smoothing relations with the media - providing context for inquisitive journalists and helping tamp down any simmering issues.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
As the search continued for the 86 people presumed missing, coast guard, military personnel and local responders were working to tamp down the thick smoke billowing from the ferry.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
Alex Clark, a popular podcast host in the Turning Point USA network, has also been struggling to tamp down her anger over this.
From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2026
Ebright was dead serious, and he needed to tamp down expectations in Berkeley.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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Her feisty turn in “Ghostlight” is a far cry from mousy Minnie, who tamps down her disappointments and desires for the sake of others.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026
As the lack of workforce tamps down business growth, fewer U.S.-born workers are hired as a result.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 18, 2026
“Seeing all the results tamps down their unrealistic expectations,” he said, as they conclude for themselves that they need to rethink their retirement timetable.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2025
“I think the fact that we’re in Zoom session kind of tamps down on activism,” said Rep. Jim Walsh, R-Aberdeen.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 11, 2022
Afterward he tamps the channel through which the litharge discharges.
From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Georgius Agricola
A mission in southern Iraq had tamped down tribal warfare and insurgency without bloodshed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh, for his part, has emphasized that inflation must be tamped down, but he has declined to specify how exactly the central bank is likely to handle stubborn price increases.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
Vance tamped down expectations before leaving Washington on Friday morning.
From BBC ● Apr. 10, 2026
Sales more than likely will be tamped down by selling days lost to the snowstorm, lingering store closures, supply-chain delays, and shoppers riding out the frigid temperatures at home.
From Barron's ● Jan. 27, 2026
I tell him about how grateful I am to the Nielsens, and also how tamped down I sometimes feel with them.
From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline
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Cardinals can surprise you — just ask the Rams — but Denver does a good job of tamping down opposing quarterbacks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
Fed Chair Kevin Warsh has sent investors a message: When it comes to tamping down inflation, he means business.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
In its obituary, the William F. Buckley-founded National Review praised the former secretary of state as a man who spent his life tamping down turmoil.
From Salon ● Jul. 21, 2026
That can work its way into the housing market by shrinking buyers’ budgets and tamping down on home-price growth.
From Barron's ● Mar. 30, 2026
Stowed under the seat or ready to hand, the tamping iron goes everywhere Phineas goes.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
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