dampened
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If those winds are preceded by sufficient rains, the risk of large fires is dampened.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
But hopes that the animals were headed to a better life have been dampened by a number of deaths in the group.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
Leaders in Beijing have struggled for years to reverse a stubborn slump in the once-booming real estate sector, which has dampened consumer confidence and weighed on overall activity.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
Rising bond yields dampened stock indexes, which were mostly in the red.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Some of the clay balls were drying out too quickly; he dampened the cloths that covered them.
From "A Single Shard" by Linda Sue Park
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