dampen

“This is not going to dampen our dedication to building an environment where people can have fun,” he says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

Although investors appear to be uneasy about the leak, some analysts don’t think it will dampen sales of the game.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026

No-one was injured and fire crews were called to the scene to dampen the waste before it was cleared.

From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026

These help to dampen the chronic, low-grade inflammation that quietly underlies heart disease, diabetes and many cancers.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 10, 2026

These he grasped, loads to dampen the vibration.

From "Typical American" by Gish Jen

“Forecast cuts have been widespread as higher inflation squeezes real wages, dampens consumption and raises companies’ input costs,” Fitch economists said in a report.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026

Higher fuel prices also add to inflation, which in turn dampens odds of an interest-rate cut.

From Barron's ● Mar. 12, 2026

However, the next event will likely be milder, because today's atmosphere contains more oxygen than in the distant past, which dampens the nutrient feedback.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2025

“What the shingles vaccine does is it dampens reactivations of latent viruses in a way that may be protecting other parts of your body,” Martin said.

From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2025

The way the sound dampens from open space to tree-lined paths.

From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers

And once the fire is dampened down, the habitats needed to support fragile ecosystems are lost, sometimes for decades, Craig Best - National Trust general manager for the Peak District - said.

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026

For McDuffie, who made $5.78 profit from her “Love Island” wager, the risk hasn’t dampened the appeal.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026

They also pointed to evidence that subsidized housing production dampened market-rate construction.

From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026

Heavy rain on Tuesday morning paused operations and dampened spirits, however.

From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026

I rushed to the bathroom and dampened a cloth from Mama’s clean rags bin.

From "The Rock and the River" by Kekla Magoon

For now, though, the innovation is dampening Wall Street’s enthusiasm for financial firms that are already adapting to a backdrop of higher-for-longer interest rates that could crimp lending.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

Higher mortgage rates are further dampening an already stagnant housing market.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026

Two appliances remained at the scene dampening down on Monday.

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026

This fiscal stimulus, along with healthy demand for exports, were helping to boost economic expectations while the "dampening effects" of the energy shock were weaker than expected, the Ifo institute said.

From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026

A somber quiet fell over the woods, dampening the sound of the rushing river behind them.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman