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That means total sea levels could be 2 to 3 feet higher than the recent record peaks in late October, Swain said, “if a moderate or stronger storm aligns with the peak king tides.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2026
But Nvidia’s growth is expected to moderate in each successive quarter, slowing to 69% in about a year’s time, according to analyst forecasts compiled by FactSet.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026
Taken together, the findings suggest that moderate consumption of caffeinated coffee and tea may be associated with healthier brain aging.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 7, 2026
Cohen said it could "moderate or modify" the impacts, but said this remained uncertain.
From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026
The slight had been a way of punishing her for her militancy and her refusal to adhere to the more moderate approach of the National American Woman Suffrage Association.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
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But these back-and-forth elections show there is a sizable bloc of moderates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026
UOB raises its 2026 growth forecast to 5.4% from 5.2%, assuming growth moderates to 5.2% in 4Q, but keeps its 2027 forecast unchanged at 5.3%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
“It’s not clear that any of these reforms helped elect more moderates or limit polarization,” said Rick Hasen, a professor of law and political science at UCLA.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
The same poll found 51% of registered voters in Texas preferred Talarico, as did 63% of moderates.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 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
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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 attends a meeting of the local black-lung association, attended by medical specialists and their patients and moderated by respiratory therapist Marcy Freeman, director of New Beginnings Pulmonary Rehab.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
He hasn’t moderated or apologized since entering politics.
From Slate ● Nov. 3, 2026
Headline inflation moderated last month but remained above the central bank’s 2% target, underscoring the challenge of taming price pressures stoked by the energy shock and artificial-intelligence boom.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026
Charlie also accosted a man who analyzed the subprime mortgage bond market for Wachovia Bank, who happened to have been on the panel moderated by the shocking John Devaney.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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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
Welker is an award-winning journalist who earned bipartisan praise after moderating a 2020 presidential debate featuring Trump and Joe Biden, the Democrat who won that year's election.
From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026
The S&P 500 closed at a record high Thursday as investors bet that a combination of moderating inflation and an AI boom would lead to lasting growth in the U.S. economy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 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
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