moderate
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Although he has given few interviews, he told the NYT, external in August he was running the race in good faith as a moderate Republican, albeit that he had voted for Peltola in previous contests.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
“I think people should still plan for rain for Halloween activities, but right now it looks more on the lighter side than moderate side,” earlier in the evening, he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
Sand has long cultivated a moderate image and played up pursuits like his love of hunting and predilection for gas station breakfast pizza.
From Slate ● Oct. 26, 2026
In the past he focused on maximum lifts, but the emphasis now is on higher repetitions with moderate weight.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
“The cruise business has totally evolved,” said Oivind Mathisen, editor of the newsletter Cruise Industry News, “and become a business that caters to moderate incomes.”
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
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It set Pappas up perfectly for his line that “everyone is welcome on this team: progressives, moderates, independents, Republicans.”
From Slate ● Oct. 29, 2026
“It’s not clear that any of these reforms helped elect more moderates or limit polarization,” said Rick Hasen, a professor of law and political science at UCLA.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
The same poll found 51% of registered voters in Texas preferred Talarico, as did 63% of moderates.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026
But any nominee will have to unite Platner's wounded supporters with moderates, independents and women voters wary of a party that just watched its chosen candidate implode.
From Barron's ● Jul. 9, 2026
It was obvious that they regarded us, the Rivonia Trialists, as moderates.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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“It’s already causing inflationary pressure,” she said during a moderated conversation at the New York Fed recently.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
Treasury yields were mostly lower as a downtick in oil prices moderated some inflation expectations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
Fears about artificial-intelligence profits moderated as Wall Street analysts said a reduced revenue estimate from OpenAI could reflect technical accounting issues.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
Consumer preferences are evolving toward personal care, new flavors, moderated drinking and choices based on specific occasions, the company said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
By mid-November the weather had moderated, which is to say that it had become cold and rainy as it always is in Seattle in November.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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Edmonds, of EVA England, says developments in electric vehicle design have made them better at moderating the acceleration so they don't gain speed as rapidly.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
For Chaudhuri, despite market expectations, the Fed should be holding rates, maintaining a level between 3.50% to 3.75% because inflation is actually moderating.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
Welker is an award-winning journalist who earned bipartisan praise after moderating a 2020 presidential debate featuring Trump and Joe Biden, the Democrat who won that year's election.
From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026
The man has achieved significant political capital without moderating anything he stands for.
From Slate ● Aug. 7, 2026
Nuah is behind me, being Mr. Nice Guy and not passing me but moderating his pace.
From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali
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