tamp

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In 2022, the ETF traded this way and the S&P 500 fell 25% as the Federal Reserve began its rate hiking campaign to tamp down inflation and economic demand.

From Barron's • Mar. 2, 2026

Her family urged people to tamp down speculation and she eventually returned safe and unharmed.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

Schulenburg sees other ways drivers are shouldering more responsibility to tamp down on insurance costs.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 23, 2025

Kirk on Thursday sought to tamp down the divisions on the right, which she said had appeared after Charlie's death.

From Barron's • Dec. 20, 2025

Ebright was dead serious, and he needed to tamp down expectations in Berkeley.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown