tamped

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With all these factors taken into consideration, Reback believes Azure revenue acceleration is “unlikely” in the near term and likely will be tamped down by supply constraints and competitive pressure.

From Barron's • Feb. 5, 2026

Sales more than likely will be tamped down by selling days lost to the snowstorm, lingering store closures, supply-chain delays, and shoppers riding out the frigid temperatures at home.

From Barron's • Jan. 27, 2026

Her inner intensity expresses itself in a frenzy of volcanic feeling that can never be tamped down once it reaches its boiling point.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 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 grass around the well was tamped down, but everywhere else it grew up in weedy thickets that reached higher than some of the ground-floor windows.

From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs