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dent

noun as in depression, scrape, chip

verb as in chip, scrape, depress

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"If we're going to make a real dent in waiting lists and get more patients seen faster, we need to change how to deliver healthcare," said the body's chief executive Daniel Elkeles.

From BBC

Europe and the United States have not been willing to apply the kind of economic pressure that would seriously dent Russia’s ability to carry on the war.

Granted, one win will put only the slightest dent in the damage the past week has already done.

McLaren have traced the engine failure in last weekend's Dutch Grand Prix that dented Norris' title hopes to a broken oil line - a McLaren issue rather than a problem with the Mercedes engine.

From BBC

If there is a dent or a scratch, to me, it’s character.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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