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dent

noun as in depression, scrape, chip

verb as in chip, scrape, depress

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But while the conflict may have dented spirits, it has not dented numbers.

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South Korea’s largest carmaker posted weaker earnings in the third quarter, dented by U.S. tariffs.

The Amazon and UPS job reductions, as large as they seem, would barely make a dent in jobless claims.

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Her left leg was crumpled beneath her torso, her right arm was twisted around a tree trunk, and her whole body was covered in new scrapes and dents.

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That would put only a small dent in 14% gains over the past five trading days, pushed by AI optimism.

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

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