damp

The Los Angeles River was still pretty much what it had been for eons: a wandering river of the West, often nothing more than damp wetlands in summer, but quickening into rushwaters in winter.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

But we experienced unprecedented heat for the time of year, punctuated by cold, damp days and followed by unexpectedly chilly nights.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 2026

People can also soak their clothing in cold water or apply an iced or chilled damp towel on their body.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 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

Alf held the damp, sea-stained carpetbag at arm’s length.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

The recent cancellation of Marvel’s ‘Wonder Man’ may put a damper on the actor’s Emmy campaign, but he still has Netflix’s ‘Cliff Booth’ movie to look forward to.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

Along with a negative reaction to results from chip maker Advanced Micro Devices, that has put a damper on tech stocks in early trading.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

Their schedule has included indoor matches in Dallas and Atlanta, and the three they have played outdoors - in Boston, New Jersey and Mexico City - have been in cooler, damper conditions.

From BBC ● Jul. 11, 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

In our house we have a fireplace in Ireland downstairs and a fireplace in Italy upstairs and no sign of a damper.

From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt

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

A three-piece badge in the back cavity that combines aluminum, a soft thermoplastic polyurethane material and acrylic damps vibration for better sound and feel.

From Golf Digest ● Oct. 30, 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 dollar remained under pressure after weaker-than-expected U.S. nonfarm payrolls data damped expectations of a rise in interest rates.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 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

A tax credit for installing solar panels expired last year, which has damped enthusiasm for residential solar stocks—although this is less of an issue for Sunrun’s subscription-based model.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 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

Perhaps, as I. S. Shklovskii has suggested, there is a black hole hiding there, which ate the exploding stellar core and damped the fires of the supernova.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

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

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

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