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While conditions have improved in parts of Scotland following recent rainfall, some south-eastern areas remain in the most extreme categories of "moderate" or "significant" scarcity, according to the Scottish Environment Protection Agency.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

“The Singapore economy should continue to expand at a firm pace in the immediate quarters ahead, and moderate thereafter as the AI cycle eases from its exceptional pace and global financial conditions tighten,” it said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

After huge increases in the second quarter in markets-related business, revenue growth was expected to moderate somewhat in the just-finished July-September quarter.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026

The AI-driven global technology cycle is assumed to be moderate.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026

She took a deep, trembling breath, trying to moderate the pulsing of her blood.

From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo

OTTAWA—Canadian housing starts were little changed last month as building moderates in the country, adding to signs the property market is stalling.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

The same poll found 51% of registered voters in Texas preferred Talarico, as did 63% of moderates.

From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026

Then, in the race’s final weeks, two other moderates dropped out and Crowley revived his campaign with the sitting Democratic governor’s endorsement.

From Slate ● Aug. 12, 2026

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

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

Warsh is scheduled to appear in a moderated conversation at the fall meetings of the International Monetary Fund on Oct.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

“The inflation pressures among services remain intense and disseminated,” as services inflation moderated to 5.47% in August from 5.85% in July, Goldman Sachs’s Latin America economist Alberto Ramos said in a note.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

And Deckers Outdoor reported in July that sales growth across its Hoka shoe brand moderated during its latest quarter, coming in at 7.7% compared with recent double-digit gains.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

It is the most attention a California gubernatorial contest has drawn since 2010, when “Today” show host Matt Lauer and NBC News Political Director Chuck Todd moderated nationally televised clashes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

Time had moderated his early impulse for growth and he was a man of average height marked by smallpox scars, but his amazing power for manual destruction remained intact.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

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

The yield on the 10-year US Treasury note hit a three-year high above 4.85 percent after the buyback announcement before moderating somewhat.

From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 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