muted
Example Sentences
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The impacts of the levies have been muted by the president's broad adherence to an existing North American free trade agreement.
From Barron's
Reactions to other recent reports have been muted as well, with investors seemingly desensitized to Nvidia’s big numbers.
From MarketWatch
“My emotional response is muted,” said Mintman, given all of the uncertainty and potential additional tariffs.
“Notably, even with the likely positive impact to retailers, the stock reaction is muted, as the market seemed to have anticipated this outcome, at least according to prediction markets,” he said.
From MarketWatch
Or importers have absorbed some of the higher costs themselves or along those supply chains – meaning the impact on US inflation has been muted.
From BBC
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