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Noun
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Located inside a Googie-style former muffler shop building at 4839 E. Colfax Ave.—
Jonathan Shikes,
The Denver Post,
19 Feb. 2025 -
That doesn’t mean a wildfire wasn’t possible; something as minor as the heat from a car muffler can spark a blaze where vegetation is dry.—
Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Jan. 2025
Noun
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To help deal with the extra ‘spirit’, Rolls-Royce has tweaked the dampers, increased the steering weight, and adjusted the roll stabilization.—
Matthew MacConnell,
Forbes,
18 Feb. 2025
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The suspension has been just as radically revised, with a wider track, a higher ride height, and the adoption of the interlinked dampers used on the Range Rover Sport SV.—
Charlie Roxburghe,
Robb Report,
18 Feb. 2025
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Authors aimed at the business market tend to soft pedal AI, speaking only about the benefits while downplaying or outright ignoring the dangers.—
David A. Teich,
Forbes,
10 Sep. 2024
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This is a two-part skill; his superb legato (or connected articulation) on the keyboard was heightened by skillful deployment of both the sustaining and the soft pedal.—
Marcus Overton,
sandiegouniontribune.com,
8 Jan. 2018
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“Softener.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/softener. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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