dial

Example Sentences

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"It's just deeply depressing. We're now many years after the Me Too movement and really we just haven't seen the dial change enough on this."

From BBC • May 29, 2026

"We can think of HELZ2 as a kind of dial between the liver and the bloodstream," Dr. Zhang said.

From Science Daily • May 25, 2026

Metals executives say nickel miners there, who get most of their sulfur from the Middle East, have started to dial back production of the metal that is used to make electric-vehicle batteries and stainless steel.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

So Wall Street had plenty of time to dial down its profit estimates.

From MarketWatch • May 2, 2026

When Shepherd went off the air, Bobby continued to twist the dial searching for other broadcasts and shows.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady