damper
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"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
His absence in the Warriors’ last home game of the season also put a damper on what could have been another enthralling matchup between two of the league’s biggest stars.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026
Then there’s the question of protecting teams against the threat of their prized assets’ getting hurt—a complicated issue that has already put a damper on the WBC before the first pitch has even been thrown.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026
For a moment, Harry thought that his inexpert Apparition had thrown Dumbledore off balance; then he saw his face, paler and damper than ever in the distant light of a streetlamp.
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
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