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Overall, the survey indicated firms expect their input prices to moderate but remain elevated.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

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

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

Dike volunteered to moderate the blog comments, so that she could take a break.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

The cost of transporting one container from China to Iran costs $12,000 via land routes compared with $3,000 by sea, he told KhabarOnline, an independent website close to regime moderates.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 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

Gas prices rose by a hotter 27.8%, though that was moderated in September by the switch to the less expensive winter blend.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 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

The increase was moderated slightly by lower prices for animals and animal products.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 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

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

In a second, shorter ad, Sweeney addresses the very different topic of moderating one’s sports prediction activity without dropping her provocative tone.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 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

Nye is a short, short- tempered man who has difficulty moderating his aggressive vigor, his talent for language both sharp and outspoken.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote