Sentences with phrase «to dampen the speculation»
The phrase "to dampen the speculation" means to reduce or suppress the guessing or rumors circulating about something. Full definition
And Trump didn't dampen speculation about Rosenstein's future in a brief chat with reporters.
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Mario Balotelli will go on AC Milan's pre-season tour of the United States, as the Italian club moved to dampen speculation linking the striker with a switch back to the Premier League — talkSPORT
Former Defence Secretary Liam Fox and Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt did not dampen speculation they may run.
Marcelo Claure's comments dampen speculation Son may use his ties to U.S. President Donald Trump to ease passage of the merger of the third - and fourth - largest U.S. wireless carriers, which faces intense scrutiny from U.S. authorities.
However, his comments failed to dampen speculation among market participants that the ECB's meeting in June could see some hints of movement in this area.
First, the run on the Northern Rock bank sent a clear signal to voters about the approaching recession, then he made a botch of dampening speculation about the chances of him calling an early election.
White House officials immediately sought to dampen speculation about Rosenstein's potential ouster.
Mario Balotelli will go on AC Milan's pre-season tour of the United States, as the Italian club moved to dampen speculation linking the striker with a switch back to the Premier League.
Mr Johnson has moved to dampen speculation that he could be mulling launching a bid to take over, saying he will be «backing her».
May's repeated denials have failed to dampen speculation that she could seek a fresh mandate in 2017, however.