subdue
Example Sentences
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U.S. markets were closed for Presidents Day, while numerous global markets were also shut for holidays, keeping trading subdued.
Asian markets were subdued on Monday, as the extended Lunar New Year holiday approached and Japan reported lacklustre economic growth.
From Barron's
“This will do nothing to relieve the pressure on household finances and means consumer sentiment stays subdued,” he wrote in a note.
From MarketWatch
As a victim of increasingly effective gunnery, Arundel also epitomized another development that would expedite the end of England’s sporadic efforts to subdue the rival realm.
Anti-Indianism has been notably subdued on the campaign trail - not because it has faded, but because every political contender knows that a reset with India is unavoidable.
From BBC
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