tamp

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Kast has promised to moved fast to tamp down a surge in murders, kidnappings and extortion widely blamed on gangs from Venezuela and other Latin American countries.

From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026

In 2022, the ETF traded this way and the S&P 500 fell 25% as the Federal Reserve began its rate hiking campaign to tamp down inflation and economic demand.

From Barron's • Mar. 2, 2026

Her family urged people to tamp down speculation and she eventually returned safe and unharmed.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

The combination of an already-oversupplied oil market and U.S. efforts to potentially bring Venezuelan oil to the U.S. for refining could continue to tamp down those costs for drivers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 17, 2026

Her father says to tamp down her imagination.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr