Example Sentences

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The little carrots designed to make betting a friendly financial proposition are dulling or just going away, and they’ll only come back in limited circumstances when new states legalize the industry.

From Slate • Aug. 10, 2024

Debt, trade barriers and policy uncertainties are dulling the region’s economic dynamism and governments need to do more to address long-term problems such as weak social safety nets and underinvestment in education, the report says.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 31, 2024

That helped profit margins surge in 2021 to their highest levels in more than a decade, but companies are now warning investors that higher costs are dulling some of their financial forecasts.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 20, 2022

“Oh, do be more plain to me! Perhaps grief and trouble are dulling my brain.”

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker