dimmed

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Yields rose a little on Wednesday with the 10-year Treasury yield hitting 4.4% as hopes for rate cuts dimmed.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

Virginia Woolf’s status as a feminist heroine may be somewhat dimmed by the fact that she was a terrific snob.

From Salon • Apr. 19, 2026

As the class started and the instructor dimmed the lights to an orange glow, it hit me that hot yoga might be a horrible first date idea.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

Investors bought up Treasurys and the dollar fell to a one-month low, while gold and silver jumped as expectations of an inflation shock-induced Fed rate hike dimmed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

By the time I got back upstairs, the stands had emptied and the lights had been dimmed to night mode, a pale green glow over the ice, a few yellowed globes along the walls.

From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely