dinged
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But investors’ renewed skepticism Monday of the White House’s diplomatic push dinged shares of manufacturers, retailers and many big banks, weighing down indexes otherwise buoyed by AI.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
A suspicious spike in oil markets, Meta gets dinged, and OpenAI scraps Sora.
From Slate • Mar. 28, 2026
She accused the committee of a lack of transparency and dinged the Trump administration for limiting the federal government’s ability to investigate human trafficking.
From Salon • Feb. 26, 2026
Your credit score might get dinged slightly for a month or two.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 3, 2026
Her phone suddenly dinged, an email notification, and she opened it.
From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway
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