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In May, President Trump said the U.S. would release up to 172 million barrels worth of that oil to help tamp down prices during one of the world’s worst energy disruptions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026

They are expected to provide clarity and tamp down unwarranted panic, not stoke conspiracy theories.

From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2026

The word “hawk” in Fed lingo is associated with senior officials committed to raising rates to tamp down inflation, even if it means some damage to the economy, such as rising unemployment.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026

That assessment dovetailed with a Goldman Sachs note from strategist Alvin So, who cautioned the South Korean banks are starting to curb consumer loans and access to leveraged trading accounts to tamp down elevated risks.

From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026

Our decision to let Barack’s career proceed as it had—to give him the freedom to shape and pursue his dreams—led me to tamp down my own efforts at work.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

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

“I wasn’t on the side of the infringers. I just thought that copyright is too rigid, it lasts too long, it tamps down creativity.”

From New York Times ● Jan. 13, 2024

Clowse pinned her hopes on another lupus treatment: rituximab, a monoclonal antibody first approved in 1997 that tamps down the immune system.

From Science Magazine ● Mar. 16, 2022

Then he pours in a basketful of ashes and tamps them with the large rammer; then again and again he pours in ashes and tamps them with the rammer.

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

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

Bettany, too, is more tamped down, more monkish as Salieri than his Oscar-winning screen predecessor, F. Murray Abraham.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2026

Vance tamped down expectations before leaving Washington on Friday morning.

From BBC ● Apr. 10, 2026

While homeowners who would have sold otherwise may choose to stay put at a time when home prices and mortgage rates have tamped down on demand, builders have no such luxury.

From Barron's ● Jan. 19, 2026

As I swiped the ATM card, I tamped down the knowledge that my funds would run out.

From "We Are Okay" by Nina LaCour

Travel + Leisure’s executives spent much of their investor call last week tamping down concerns about consumer wariness and creditworthiness.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 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

But tamping down the bugs has proved difficult.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2025

The brain can direct the immune system to an unexpected degree, capable of detecting, ramping up and tamping down inflammation, shows a new study in mice from researchers at Columbia's Zuckerman Institute.

From Science Daily ● May 1, 2024

Lucky or unlucky, the sharp angle of the tamping iron made all the difference to Phineas.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman