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- verb Present participle of
dent .
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Examples
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Toyota Motor Corp. started off 2010 in the worst of ways, with massive global recalls denting its reputation and exposing newly installed president Akio Toyoda to severe pressure.
Toyota's Prius Shatters Corolla Sales Record - Japan Real Time - WSJ 2011
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Tila Tequila was rushed to hospital Friday night after 'denting' her head - and gave a blow-by-blow account of the incident on Twitter.
WN.com - Articles related to Justin Timberlake's mother wants him to marry Jessica Biel 2010
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A weak dollar means continued space for the yuan to notch up gains against the greenback without denting trade weighted competitiveness.
No Appreciation for the Rising Yuan Tom Orlik 2011
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I have been having problems with cartridge feed from the magazine to chamber with the bolt ramming the nose of the cartridge into the area below the chamber, denting the lead point and/or pushing the bullet back into the neck of the cartridge.
I have a .222 Remington caliber Remington 788 rifle that is a hand me down from my late father. 2010
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The future that we dare for is to * live* in space, not to shuffle around a tin can in the hopes of denting something.
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John had this Hummer golf cart, and he was running it into my Mercedes, again and again and again, just denting it all up and scraping the paint and everything.
Teed Off Sherrie Daly 2011
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Renewed euro-zone tensions or continued growth fears could lead to safe-haven flows into the U.S. dollar, denting returns.
An Emerging Opportunity in Stocks Richard Barley 2011
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SEOUL—South Korea's industrial production swung to a contraction in April, Statistics Korea reported Tuesday, denting expectations for an interest-rate increase as early as June.
South Korea Output Takes Surprise Fall Kanga Kong 2011
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LONDON—U.K. industrial production suffered its biggest fall in 18 months in February, official data showed Wednesday, denting hopes the sector has made a strong contribution to economic growth in the first quarter.
U.K. Industrial Production Slumps Ainsley Thomson 2011
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Just then some force battered their bulkhead, denting the six-foot-thick metal.
Dreams of a Dark Warrior Kresley Cole 2011
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