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As the search continued for the 86 people presumed missing, coast guard, military personnel and local responders were working to tamp down the thick smoke billowing from the ferry.

From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026

Alex Clark, a popular podcast host in the Turning Point USA network, has also been struggling to tamp down her anger over this.

From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2026

Peter’s inner despair gets externalized when he invents a genetic inhibitor neck implant to tamp down his sensitivity.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026

Companies themselves have also done little to tamp down expectations.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026

Bobby Gene and I muddled our way through breakfast, trying to tamp down our excitement.

From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon

When I exclaim aloud at this huge number, he tamps down my amazement: “No, no. There’s so much left—90% of this music is still unrecovered, unknown.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 9, 2026

“Seeing all the results tamps down their unrealistic expectations,” he said, as they conclude for themselves that they need to rethink their retirement timetable.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2025

To understand how the body can fuel intense exercise or fight off disease without busting energy limits, Pontzer and his students are exploring how the body tamps down other activities.

From Science Magazine ● Feb. 16, 2022

“I think the fact that we’re in Zoom session kind of tamps down on activism,” said Rep. Jim Walsh, R-Aberdeen.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 11, 2022

When he has made the ashes smooth by pressing them with his hands, he makes the crucible slope down toward the middle; then he tamps it, as I have described, with a rammer.

From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Georgius Agricola

Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh, for his part, has emphasized that inflation must be tamped down, but he has declined to specify how exactly the central bank is likely to handle stubborn price increases.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

Redfin’s weekly data suggest that last week’s surge in rates tamped down on demand.

From Barron's ● May 26, 2026

Vance tamped down expectations before leaving Washington on Friday morning.

From BBC ● Apr. 10, 2026

Auto Show, and that “fanfare over the electric future was decidedly tamped down.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 29, 2025

He gathered the papers he had been working on and tamped the bottom of the pile on his desk to neaten it, and then laid the stack down on the right side of the desk.

From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson

Narrow majorities support both of these proposals, creating a quandary for wealth tax supporters: ensuring their proposal receives the support of a majority of voters while also tamping down support for the competing efforts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

It also has a core economic interest in tamping conflict with Iran to keep oil and gas flowing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

In its obituary, the William F. Buckley-founded National Review praised the former secretary of state as a man who spent his life tamping down turmoil.

From Salon ● Jul. 21, 2026

That can work its way into the housing market by shrinking buyers’ budgets and tamping down on home-price growth.

From Barron's ● Mar. 30, 2026

Some people confuse a tamping iron with a crowbar, but they are different tools for different jobs.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman