Mr Biden’s announcement on border security and his visit to the border are aimed in part at quelling the political noise and blunting the impact of upcoming investigations into immigration promised by House Republicans.

Source: https://www.barryanddistrictnews.co.uk/news/national/23236575.biden-visits-us-mexico-border-first-time-president/?ref=rss

Screaming and other merciless ways of regulating impertinence are sometimes handy tools of many teachers, which perhaps is effective on some but has a blunting effect on many and is in no way justifiable.

Source: https://theshillongtimes.com/2023/09/03/teachers-more-than-just-disciplining/

The remainder of the half saw Lairds' back line totally dominant with Dominic Hoppe, Ben Graham, Matt Beaman and James Ludbrook blunting the away attack as Lairds fought hard to equalise.

Source: https://www.wirralglobe.co.uk/sport/23933411.cammell-laird-1907-fc-1-v-1-eccleshall---hamm-delivers-late-lairds/?ref=rss

This, coupled with proactive co-opting of sections of the Hefazat-e-Islam, has resulted in Hasina blunting the political force of Islamists.

Source: https://thediplomat.com/2023/09/avinash-paliwal-on-what-lies-ahead-for-bangladesh/