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Sleeping with 60 people in a damp basement that proves snoring is an international language.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

Advisory firm Oxford Economics said the direct impact on Iran's revenues would be "somewhat of a damp squib".

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

Planting native broadleaf trees creates cooler, shadier woodland that is less likely to ignite, while restoring rivers and wetlands helps hold water in the landscape, keeping surrounding land damp.

From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026

High yields on Treasurys could also damp demand for corporate bonds that offer only a modest bump in yield over government benchmark bonds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

The office we go into is tiny, with all sorts of posters taped to the walls, their edges curling up from the damp sea air.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy

The Italian passed Russell for second behind pole-sitter Norris at the first start as the Briton was slowed by the inside of the grid being damper than the outside after a shower of rain.

From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026

Marriott said the conflict put a significant damper on second-quarter sales.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

If this World Cup has been marred by astronomical ticket prices, that hasn’t put a damper on the tournament in the Pacific Northwest.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026

But only a slim margin will be left over, and that will put a damper on shareholder returns.

From Barron's ● Jun. 2, 2026

He was in the floor-covering business in Houston, but high interest rates kind of put a damper on that.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger

She said her few days had been a delight - despite coming to Scotland in the dampest of summers.

From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2024

“A basic plastic bin is fine for items stored inside, but Weathertight storage containers have a seal to keep out moisture, even in the dampest garages,” Allbee says.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 15, 2023

In this mild winter, Friday seemed to be one of Washington’s dampest, chilliest, breeziest, and possibly even gloomiest, days of the year.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 3, 2023

And while it's a hearty meal for the dampest autumn evening, be sure save a little room afterward for some cookies, pie, cake — or all three.

From Salon ● Oct. 13, 2022

Like sea things retreating with the ocean’s tide, water snakes and muskrats went back to the green areas along ditches and in the dampest vegas.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols

Critics have also alleged that the measure damps the housing market.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2024

Chloroquine might protect patients hospitalized with pneumonia against lethal cytokine storms because it damps down immune reactions, several doctors said.

From New York Times ● Apr. 18, 2020

The slip-on grip looks like a wrap grip, but boasts some modern-day tech in the form of a proprietary compound that damps vibration while providing the necessary tackiness under a variety of conditions.

From Golf Digest ● Apr. 17, 2018

The shock absorber damps the motion and dissipates energy, analogous to the resistance in an RLC circuit.

From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015

A quack doctor pitched patent medicines from the back of a wagon: “A rare cordial to fortify the innards against infective parasites, unwholesome damps, and malignant effluvia!”

From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs

The escalation further damped equity market sentiment, with U.S. stocks mostly poised to follow most Asian and European stocks lower at the open.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026

Vail Resorts MTN 1.36%increase; green up pointing triangle once again cut its outlook for the year, citing historically challenging weather conditions across the western U.S. that have continually damped demand.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026

Some digital investments seemed wild at the time, like when Diller stuck with his bid for Expedia after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks halted flights and damped travel demand.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026

This car’s propulsion system—including a nine-speed automatic transmission and fully variable all-wheel drive—is so heavily damped and isolated it might as well be in another car.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 2, 2026

My satisfaction damped itself when it occurred to me how foolish all of this was.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

There’s a chance, experts noted, that this year’s El Niño could bring more fall rain, damping the Santa Ana winds’s ability to fuel fast-moving fires.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026

Despite an active El Niño, experts say the Southwestern United States likely won’t feel its damping effect until next year.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026

However, energy prices rising more sharply than assumed could prompt a further rise in prices while also damping economic activity, the Bundesbank said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

This could lead to technologies such as frictional metamaterials, adaptive damping systems, and contactless control components.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 22, 2026

A warm soft drizzle was falling over the parched meadows and dry woodland, bringing relief after the hot dry day, damping down the dust from the road.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques