He believed Americans were obsessed with being entertained, which resulted in senseless addictions and deadened affects.

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They often also report feeling emotionally deadened, unable to love and disinterested in things others find pleasurable.

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Just as suddenly the air deadened, and at one point during the night the wind meter read zero.

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When margins increase they are forced to buy and sell less, therefore the wild market action is deadened.

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Deadened with grief four years after the death of his wife, Arthur is dispatched to a remote English village to sort out a deceased woman's estate.

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"I am deadened and heartsick beyond words to consider a life without Mary Travers and honoured beyond my wildest dreams to have shared her spirit and her career, " he said.

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Some pros and coaches say modern, deadened strings increase the stress on a player's arm if strung too tightly, bringing more shock through the strings, up the racket and into the body.

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