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[dent] / dɛnt /




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A growing parade of companies—from Anthropic to Dunkin’ owner Inspire Brands—have revisited their listing plans as spiking bond yields, volatile oil prices and an intensifying debate around AI safety dent investor enthusiasm.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

The Fed cut its benchmark rate from late 2024 to late 2025, but that didn’t make a dent on households’ interest payments, Reid said.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026

Malcolm Marx plunged over at the back of juggernaut maul and a Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu penalty gave South Africa a cushion that Samisoni Taukei'aho's final-play try could dent, but not fully deflate.

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026

Temporary Protected Status ended for about 350,000 Haitians at the end of July, which could dent the employment figures.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

Every dent and seam, every place it had ever been repaired.

From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick

The cameras compile license plate numbers and other identifying information, including make, model, paint color, dents and bumper stickers.

From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026

Flock has 120,000 cameras in 49 states that capture 20 billion license plates a month—along with dents, bumper stickers and other identifying features, reports Kris Maher.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

Hail the size of golf balls left holes in conservatory roofs and dents in cars after a storm described as "like something out of a movie".

From BBC ● May 29, 2026

Although those are only small dents in the huge gains the two companies have racked up in recent months, they are signs of some nervousness around AI hardware plays.

From Barron's ● May 18, 2026

Inside the trailer it looked like a small bomb had exploded—broken lamps, overturned furniture, dents and holes in the fake-wood paneling.

From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen

For all the "doom and gloom", Nike will stay number one, according to Powell - millions worldwide, including young people, remain loyal - but its mistakes have dented its dominance.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

However, its recovery has been dented by the loss of football star Kylian Mbappé, who ended his 20-year association with the brand last week to join fast-growing Swiss rival, On.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

He also posted the hot dog stand menu — which was dented by an errant punch during the fight — saying “New office piece. Poor thing took a beating this weekend.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026

Her landlord couldn’t picture a grocery store behind the building’s dented roll-up gate until she walked him through her plans.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

His moving collective consisted of him, a dented bread truck, and a group of full- and part-time helpers hired according to availability and the size of any given job.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris

The European Central Bank is widely expected to raise its key interest rate after a two-day meeting starting Wednesday, trying to push down inflation without denting economic growth.

From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026

"I think there is a different lacquer. They were worried about it going out of shape. They are denting surfaces more."

From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026

Dominion’s shares were trading at such a discount—about a quarter lower than NextEra’s forward earnings multiple—that the latter was able to offer a hefty premium without denting its earnings growth.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026

Europe's beleaguered top economy, especially its energy-hungry manufacturers, have been hit hard by the energy shock unleashed by the war, denting hopes of a strong rebound this year.

From Barron's ● Jun. 9, 2026

Then I felt dead selfish and bossy and mean, and tried to apologize to Papa Thibaut’s mate, in my rubbish French, for denting his fender.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein




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