as in to mute
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Meanwhile, the market’s reaction to the blockade has been muted, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq largely flat while oil prices have pared gains.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
13 Apr. 2026 -
Questioning whether Jews deserve equal rights without muting their identity is not a neutral intellectual exercise.—
Kenneth L. Marcus,
Boston Herald,
13 Apr. 2026
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The launches underscored continuing tensions between the Koreas, blunting South Korean hopes for warmer relations.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
9 Apr. 2026
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Hormel is down 27% over the past year, and its 5% dividend yield hasn’t blunted the decline.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
9 Apr. 2026
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Other symptoms include ringing, a sensation like something is stuck in the ears or conversations sounding muffled.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 Apr. 2026
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Acidification reduces the pH of seawater, which also diminishes sound absorption, so the stain of ship’s engine noise spreads further, muffling the songs of humpbacks and the codas of sperm whales.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Apr. 2026
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Mowing wet grass can also dull the blades.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
14 Apr. 2026
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As the decades passed on, neither its sentiment nor its shine ever dulled.—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
12 Apr. 2026
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Smith said after talking to Gregg, Wheels Up reduced the price to $850, but storage fees for having the car since April 1 bring the grand total to at least $2,600.—
Liz Crawford,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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Much like Vietnam, only a lot faster, the American war in Iran has reduced itself to saving face.—
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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Despite being a required vaccine in all states to attend public school, rates have been steadily decreasing over the last decade, CDC data shows.—
Arthur Jones II,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Firstly, glasses with any tint, regardless of color, will decrease overall light transmission.—
John Paul Senior Manager Public Affairs And Traffic Safety Aaa Northeast,
Hartford Courant,
17 Apr. 2026
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The easy-to-use glossing treatment, which should be applied to damp hair and followed by a blow dryer to activate the frizz-fighting alpha acids, is a semi-permanent smoothing spray that basically creates a water-resistant shield to prevent flyaways—even in the most humid of places.—
Eva Thomas,
InStyle,
9 Apr. 2026
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Late last year, former President Jair Bolsonaro endorsed his son Flavio as the right’s candidate, damping investor expectations that Sao Paulo Governor Tarcisio de Freitas would gain broader backing.—
Giovanna Bellotti Azevedo,
Bloomberg,
7 Apr. 2026
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Not even a prankster who drew five fire engines to the scene with a false report of a fire could dampen the crowd’s enthusiasm, Schmidt writes.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
16 Apr. 2026
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The four-year hiatus did little to dampen enthusiasm for the series, which saw stars Zendaya, Sydney Sweeney, Jacob Elordi, and more return.—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Tone (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tone%20%28down%29. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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