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
U.S. growth, meanwhile, moderated much more modestly, Chief Executive Dara Khosrowshahi says in prepared remarks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
He hasn’t moderated or apologized since entering politics.
From Slate ● Nov. 3, 2026
A plunge in oil prices Monday moderated on Tuesday following reports that the U.S. military had struck Qeshm Island in Iran.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026
Mother no longer moderated Dad’s statements after he left the room, no longer quietly gave her own opinion.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
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