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“It may be smart to dial back expectations,” said Matt Schulz, LendingTree’s chief consumer-finance analyst.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026

Instead, they could impose tariffs, with a promise to dial them back if China revalues.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

These engines are highly complex and it takes time for teams to dial into them so they are working at their optimum.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

Antonio Campos, who kind of began and ended us, we had a little bit of a dial, and he was like, “Bring it back a bit” or “I think it needs a little more.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026

Anyways, long as they got me stuck in here and I gotta make calls home I’m gonna dial a fake number.

From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña

The Reduce’s big brother — the original Speedmaster — was introduced by Omega in 1957 as a racing chronograph, designed with a tachymetre bezel, a face with multiple dials and a stopwatch function.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026

Subscriptions could drive another $7 billion in revenue, Nowak said, and $2 of earnings growth, as the group begins “turning emerging monetization dials and creating new costs to compete for audiences and wallet share.”

From Barron's ● Jun. 3, 2026

Customers outside Iran call his Turkish phone on WhatsApp and he then dials their loved ones on his Iranian mobile.

From BBC ● Mar. 15, 2026

It also immediately dials up pressure on the White House from consumers and businesses who are seeking payback.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 20, 2026

Tubes and wiring herniate from the opening, all leading to a series of dials and gauges, connected to three ruptured vats, and behind it, a series of arrested pistons.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

She dialed the Comanche Police Department, and within minutes, a sheriff’s deputy arrived, followed by emergency responders.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

Recent numbers from Goldman Sachs’s prime brokerage unit showed equity-focused hedge funds have dialed back their net exposure to stocks to some of the lowest levels of the past year.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026

European fossil fuel companies that once touted renewable goals, including Shell, BP and Norway’s Equinor, have dialed them back and doubled down on more profitable oil and gas.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026

Some food, beverage and retail companies selling to mainstream American consumers say their customers have dialed back spending as a result of rising fuel and other prices, dimming sales.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026

Barbara found the sheet of paper with the emergency contact information and dialed the Virginia phone number.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

The woman, who has remained anonymous, said she initially tried to contact the Ministry of Defence police at RAF Fairford, but no one picked up, so she dialled 999.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

The suspect called the police almost an hour before a farmer also dialled 999 after seeing men in balaclavas.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

The central bank also dialled down its threat of interventions to weaken the franc by removing its reference to having an “increased willingness” to act.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

"They phoned the airbase police, who didn't answer the phone. It just rang out so she dialled 999," he told the BBC.

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

I dialled his number and listened to his voice when he picked up, at first soft with sleep, and then louder, wary, worried, exasperated.

From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins

They were dialing back those expectations late-morning Wednesday to a 37.1% probability, after a reading on August inflation from the personal consumption expenditures price index showed that its year-over-year climb eased to 3.4%.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

But rather than dialing anything back, the big players are just revving their engines more and more.

From Slate ● Sep. 1, 2026

It seems daunting dialing in that depth and breadth within “The Pitt’s” hour-by-hour format.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026

Microsoft has since softened its approach, dialing back the branding of some AI tools and even discontinuing free, built-in Copilot access in certain Office applications.

From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026

I start dialing, enter my PIN, enter my own number.

From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini

There may also be consequences to dialling up the immune system beyond its normal state – raising questions of immune disorders.

From BBC ● Feb. 19, 2026

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said Saturday she believed US President Donald Trump still desires to own Greenland despite dialling back his recent threats to seize it by force.

From Barron's ● Feb. 14, 2026

Some consider Payton an offensive genius and he gave an example why in Saturday's win over Buffalo, dialling up a play which saw offensive tackle Frank Crum score with his first career reception.

From BBC ● Jan. 22, 2026

"I started dialling numbers on my mobile phone like crazy, but I couldn't get in touch with my wife and children," he said.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2025

When he had finished dialling, he picked up his handkerchief from the desk and put it over the mouthpiece, quite loosely and mounted rather high.

From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger