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They are expected to provide clarity and tamp down unwarranted panic, not stoke conspiracy theories.

From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2026

The proposed changes pertain to a 2023 rule designed to tamp down NOx -- shorthand for nitric oxide and nitrogen dioxide -- from truck tailpipes, beginning with model year 2027.

From Barron's ● Jul. 9, 2026

The word “hawk” in Fed lingo is associated with senior officials committed to raising rates to tamp down inflation, even if it means some damage to the economy, such as rising unemployment.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026

The Canadian province of Ontario passed the Putting Fans First Act to tamp down on resale prices.

From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2026

Akira tried to tamp down the panic rising inside her.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz

When I exclaim aloud at this huge number, he tamps down my amazement: “No, no. There’s so much left—90% of this music is still unrecovered, unknown.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 9, 2026

“Seeing all the results tamps down their unrealistic expectations,” he said, as they conclude for themselves that they need to rethink their retirement timetable.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2025

“I wasn’t on the side of the infringers. I just thought that copyright is too rigid, it lasts too long, it tamps down creativity.”

From New York Times ● Jan. 13, 2024

Before he steps in the box for each at-bat, Kelenic takes the end of his Victus bat and tamps a small indentation out in front of the center of the plate.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 23, 2023

Then he pours in a basketful of ashes and tamps them with the large rammer; then again and again he pours in ashes and tamps them with the rammer.

From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Agricola, Georgius

Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh, for his part, has emphasized that inflation must be tamped down, but he has declined to specify how exactly the central bank is likely to handle stubborn price increases.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

Redfin’s weekly data suggest that last week’s surge in rates tamped down on demand.

From Barron's ● May 26, 2026

Also, experts say that last week’s rain tamped down the threat of fire, at least temporarily.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2025

By the end of the day, they had tamped down concerns about immediate violence and created a plan of action.

From Salon ● Jul. 29, 2025

The heaviest mud he could find, the stickiest clay, Deydey tamped between the logs to seal the cracks.

From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich

Travel + Leisure’s executives spent much of their investor call last week tamping down concerns about consumer wariness and creditworthiness.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2026

That can work its way into the housing market by shrinking buyers’ budgets and tamping down on home-price growth.

From Barron's ● Mar. 30, 2026

He surrounded him with structure and taught Bowden how to be better organized without tamping down his enthusiasm.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2025

Another is tamping down the expression of PKA.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 18, 2024

Dr. Harlow concludes that Phineas had "a great fondness for children, horses, and dogs—only exceeded by his attachment for his tamping iron, which was his constant companion during the remainder of his life."

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman