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Marriott International MAR -0.71%decrease; down pointing triangle said the conflict in Iran put a significant damper on second-quarter sales.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

"I think it really put a damper on all the watch parties," he said.

From BBC ● Jun. 9, 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

Critics warn they could put a damper on investment in the U.S. from the European Union and other places.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 13, 2026

“Sorry about that, guys. He put a damper on my fun surprise now, didn’t he?”

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman

As it ought to be, the interior is spectacular, with traditional eyeball vents and chromed organ-pull dampers sharing space with discretely deployed digital displays and other modern conveniences.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 4, 2026

By Season 3, he’s shaken off his dampers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2023

The misconduct affected 22 products for 69 customers, including rear shock absorbers and brake systems for cars, railcar dampers and connecting rods, as well as other components, the company said.

From Reuters ● May 19, 2023

Components such as dampers, which act like shock absorbers as the building sways to and fro, and rubber bearings, which are fitted underneath a building and absorb the energy of a quake, can be added.

From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2023

So Debussy’s hanging chords, with the dampers kept away from the strings, represented a kind of return to nature, a move away from the more artificial sound of block chords.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall