moderate
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Except this time the more moderate candidate won.
From Slate ● Aug. 12, 2026
However, prices could moderate as new capacity comes online in 2027, with a potential market surplus and a hawkish Fed posing risks, he adds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
Gastrointestinal side effects were generally mild to moderate across the treatment groups and became less frequent as the study progressed.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 10, 2026
This has led the Scottish Environment Protection Agency to warn of "significant" water scarcity in the Borders and "moderate scarcity" in areas on the eastern side of Scotland.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
A moderate interpretation of the Duhem-Quine thesis leads to a mixed constructivism, in which evidence and culture each have a part to play in the construction of scientific beliefs.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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Throughout the campaign, Stevens argued that El-Sayed would not be able to defeat Rogers, a refrain some moderates repeated Wednesday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
Among self-described moderates, Talarico’s lead is even more pronounced, with the Democrat ahead 54% to 20%.
From Salon ● Jul. 29, 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
In their time, Great Society Democrats united conservatives and moderates in their party as well as moderate Republicans.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
The prospect of a united front between Africans and Indians, between moderates and radicals, greatly worried them.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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Then on Friday, Lyne will attend a 35mm screening of 2002’s “Unfaithful” with a Q&A moderated by podcaster and film historian Karina Longworth.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
So Capotescu, 42, started what he called “listening tables,” moderated sit-downs where students could talk about current events without it turning into a shouting match.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
Jet-fuel prices moderated in June, but have been on the rise again in recent days.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 1, 2026
Economists now estimate core PCE inflation likely moderated to around 3.3% in June from 3.4% in May, based on this week’s CPI and PPI data.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
Charlie also accosted a man who analyzed the subprime mortgage bond market for Wachovia Bank, who happened to have been on the panel moderated by the shocking John Devaney.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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The man has achieved significant political capital without moderating anything he stands for.
From Slate ● Aug. 7, 2026
Candidates could consider moderating their message to attract orphaned voters, though that can be perilous.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
For workers, companies’ moderating budgets for pay increases show the price of hunkering down at their current job.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
However, that underperformance by businesses that serve beer in zip codes with larger Hispanic populations was moderating, despite overall consumer pressures.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 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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