as in to mute
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Colombia's diplomatic response has so far been muted, with officials requesting clarification and justice for the victims.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Nix can mute critics and change minds by performing well against a Super Bowl contender.Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 2 Nov. 2024
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Elsewhere in the Blue Wall, Trump needs to blunt Democratic growth in Michigan’s key suburban counties outside of Detroit, especially Oakland County.Steve Peoples, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2024
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In the meantime, however, a combination of weaker oil demand, record U.S. oil production and broader market adjustment to the production cuts has blunted their international impact.Zack Budryk, The Hill, 4 Nov. 2024
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The Kims, a family struggling to make ends meet, set their scheming sights on the Parks, a well-to-do family with plenty of problems of their own, but also plenty of money to muffle their dysfunction.Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 29 Oct. 2024
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The Sonos Ace do an excellent job muffling ambient noise on airplanes.Prakhar Khanna, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
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This style somewhat dulls the dramatic impact of Papa, despite ample use of slow-motion, music and other techniques meant to try and heighten sensations.Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Oct. 2024
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Hong Kong vowed to foster a digital-asset hub in 2022 as part of an effort to burnish the city’s standing following a political crackdown that had dulled its appeal.Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune Asia, 28 Oct. 2024
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Opened in 1956, Sunnyvale High School, the city’s second public high school, worked to achieve collaboration between students and educators, aiming to reduce violence and enrich the curriculum during the interracial tension that marked the 1960s and ’70s.Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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Roofing contractors said good roofs with years of life left are being replaced ahead of schedule to allow insurers to reduce their risk going forward.Aldo Svaldi, The Denver Post, 10 Nov. 2024
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There are more and more old people around me, and the number of children is decreasing.Mark Schilling, Variety, 3 Nov. 2024
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At Taiwan’s National Development Council, which focuses on economic development, however, a hike in tariffs is not a big threat, according to the government agency’s minister, Chin-Ching Liu, who said Taipei has decreased exports to China from 40 percent to 20 percent.Brad Dress, The Hill, 2 Nov. 2024
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Heading down the trail, the generic front suspension fork quickly runs out of damping if speeds rise above a fairly deliberate pace.William Roberson, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
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High mortgage rates are still damping hopes for new homeowners, but refinancing is taking off, with applications up 186% from a year ago.Peter Green, Quartz, 6 Oct. 2024
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However, those gains have come with some hurdles, including a summer sell-off as sentiment dampened over the payoff from AI.Samantha Subin, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
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However, the fiscal contraction resulting from his actions could help dampen the inflationary effects of the rest of Trump’s budget plans.Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Tone (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tone%20%28down%29. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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