Definition of "staunched" []

• Simple past tense and past participle of staunch. (verb)

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• "Of course, the possibility for error forever looms, never to be completely staunched."
• "In addition to assessing how the stimulus program has been carried out, the study restates the administration's case that the package has been effective economically, arguing that it staunched the worst bleeding in employment and led the economy to rebound late last year."
• "Yes, we have historic and critical health care reform, the stimulus investment that staunched the bleeding recession, financial reform that will put Wall Street in check and more."