moderator

Less than half an hour into the first debate between the two candidates for New Hampshire’s open Senate seat, the moderator put his foot in his mouth.

From Slate ● Oct. 29, 2026

Under normal operating conditions, the graphite moderator slows fast neutrons, helping sustain the nuclear chain reaction.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026

Of the memorable onstage moments in my career as a panel moderator, John Turturro successfully picking my pocket in front of a live audience might take the cake.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

“I’m not the secretary of state. I’m not the president,” Bessent said after repeated questioning by moderator Kristen Welker.

From Salon ● Oct. 18, 2026

He continued his speech, citing more myths about TB, and when he was done the moderator thanked him for giving a provocative talk.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French

Last year, YouTube also began encouraging its moderators to leave up videos that may break its policies, increasing the threshold for offensive content to half a video, from a quarter.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2026

Bass’ barrages got to Raman more than a few times, leading her to talk over the NBC and Telemundo moderators or even shush them.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

A halfway house is a New York Times podcast whose moderators ape the shouty persona of comedian John Mulaney.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

We recently shared Katie Deighton’s fascinating look at the growing skirmishes between marketers who want to use Reddit to influence AI chatbots and Reddit moderators who want nothing of the sort.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

Half an hour was the time allotted for each haranguer; when this was expired, the moderators were seen to look at their watches.

From Domestic Manners of the Americans by Fanny Trollope