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At the time, the vaccines were blunting disease rates by fourfold, and yet more than 2,000 Americans were dying every day from the contagion.

From Seattle Times • May 12, 2022

The central bank has kept rates unchanged since November, saying this month that a “multi-speed” economy and strong currency were blunting a mining boom.

From BusinessWeek • Jul. 26, 2011

These preachers were blunting their teeth on the shell, while I enjoyed the kernel.

From Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship and Travels, Vol. I (of 2) by Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von