dampen

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The increased cash flow is likely to bolster consumer spending in the year’s first half, although higher oil prices and sluggish tax processing could dampen some of the gains.

From Barron's

Such hedges limit how much upside companies capture when oil prices rise and could have a dampening effect on additional revenue.

From The Wall Street Journal

Higher fuel prices also add to inflation, which in turn dampens odds of an interest-rate cut.

From Barron's

The recovery, while likely to continue, "will be dampened by the sharp rise in crude oil and natural gas prices", said the Ifo Institute.

From Barron's

The about-face in oil prices quickly helped dampen a stock-market rally.

From MarketWatch