softness

Example Sentences

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Softness in the labor market comes against a backdrop of heightened uncertainty for Canadian employers and restrained hiring intentions, as the recent oil-price shock compounds concerns about trade policy and U.S. tariffs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Softness in the labor market could encourage the Federal Reserve to slow down interest rate hikes, experts said.

From Reuters • Aug. 29, 2023

Softness in style is a response to that.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 19, 2022

Softness was all but missing from Boys for Pele; at once alien and archaic, the harpsichord is not capable of softness.

From The Guardian • Oct. 23, 2018

Softness of wool—a delicate, silky, highly elastic feel between the fingers or on the lips, is the first thing to be regarded.

From Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. by Jennings, Robert