keep the lid on
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While BofA appreciates the “high quality” of the company’s assets and its consistent execution, “we believe the turmoil caused by global tariffs could keep the lid on any near-/medium-term demand improvement in the industrial economy,” the firm wrote.
From Barron's
Sometimes England need to keep the lid on.
From BBC
Google are already exploring how to keep the lid on the extra costs that doing so will add.
From Reuters
But an outburst at a news conference Tuesday showed the country is struggling to stage-manage the global event and keep the lid on domestic controversies.
From Washington Post
Further efforts were required after that: As late as 1989, Volcker’s successor, Alan Greenspan, raised the short-term interest rate to almost 10 percent to keep the lid on prices.
From Washington Post
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