moderated
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"Though energy prices moderated as expected, it was food inflation that drove the forecast miss of last month's headline CPI," Oxford Economics said in the note.
From Barron's ● Nov. 10, 2026
He hasn’t moderated or apologized since entering politics.
From Slate ● Nov. 3, 2026
Unlike in much of the U.S., wealth and A/C in those places were not strongly correlated, since the ocean moderated summer temperatures and A/C did not seem necessary.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
Yields have moderated overall this week as investors sought out safer assets, but they rose slightly on Friday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
Caesar was one of those who wanted to gain the principality of Rome; but if he had survived and had not moderated his expenditures after doing so, he would have destroyed the power he acquired.
From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli
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