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How to use the word dampening in a Sentence?

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Sometimes they’re good at that, and sometimes they aren’t. But I think they would look at this data as well as some other evidence around the job market and say, ‘Well, at least maybe we’re on a path that’s more to our liking, with respect to dampening an inflation pressure.

Mark Hamrick

Found on CNN
1 year ago

For some individuals this may have a dampening effect ... However, there are probably some hard-core members who will be further radicalized by this.

Jessica Davis

Found on Reuters
3 years ago

The delegation of addressing the pandemic to the states, and what can fairly be described as the abdication of any responsibility for the pandemic on the part of the federal government, have contributed to a debilitating sense of policy uncertainty that is dampening economic activity.

Joseph Brusuelas

Found on CNN
3 years ago

Consumers are cautious about buying new phones, because of little perceived differences between 4G and 5G phones and price hike from 4G phones, especially with the virus dampening consumer sentiment, therefore, handset makers are expected to launch budget 5G phones faster.

Kim Hoi-jae

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

Apple is holding back the averages, another factor is we have a huge rally in (Treasury) yields, the 10-year is up substantially. Those two factors are holding back the market and dampening the enthusiasm that some kind of cosmetic trade deal is on its way.

Peter Cardillo

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

The mood is pretty subdued, partly because of Italy – that would have a dampening effect on growth in Europe, and that is weighing on market sentiment, the other factor is the announcement by Trump that they are planning to put tariffs on some Chinese goods - that came as a surprise too given that the last sign from the administration was that they are negotiating with China.

Per Hammarlund

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

There are two things that will need to hold back growth – the rate hike, which will subdue credit growth - financial conditions have tightened markedly in Turkey, and that will have a dampening effect on growth.

Per Hammarlund

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

I'm kind of a last-minute person, so I'm going to make a decision next week, I guess, the week before( the Olympics), it's just unfortunate because it would be my first Olympic Games, and to have a problem like this( Zika) kind of dampening the excitement of, potentially, your first Olympic Games, it really sucks, to be honest.

Eugenie Bouchard

Found on Reuters
7 years ago

Even if there were a dampening effect, I would say the labor market will remain a crucial anchor of stability also in light of Brexit.

Labour Minister Andrea Nahles

Found on Reuters
7 years ago

He is fueling a level of paranoia and prejudice against all kinds of people. And when you light those fires, you better recognize that they can get out of control and he should start dampening them down and putting them out, if he wants to talk about what he would do as president, that's obviously fair game.

Hillary Clinton

Found on CNN
8 years ago

I think he’s doing things a lot different from a number of other politicians, i would say what he’s doing hasn’t been done before and it’s kinda needed in this whole politically correct society – which I think is one of the things that is really dampening and ruining our country from the inside.

Daniel Fry

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

The China Association of Automobile Manufacturers has just lowered its growth forecast for vehicle sales this year sharply from 7 percent to 3 percent, which will no doubt have a dampening effect on gasoline demand.

Deutsche Bank

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Intelligence has stepped up monitoring (of phone calls) on border passages, dampening brokers' activities, the more dangerous, the more expensive. Many connections with brokers, which North Koreans call 'lines', have been lost.

Han Dong-ho

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

I suspect there may be some dampening on that, early indications are with low oil prices and the higher cost of rail it is tough to continue that (pace) going forward.

Greg Stringham

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

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