moderate

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March brought another whiff, when forecasters were counting on moderate job gains and wound up blindsided by a blowout increase.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

He expects inflation-adjusted consumer spending to post a moderate gain of around 2% this year.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

Using extensive modeling, Walton and his co-authors found that both phosphorus and nitrogen remain in the mantle in large enough amounts only within a very narrow range of moderate oxygen conditions.

From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 2026

The driver of the Toyota sustained moderate injuries, and an elderly passenger in the Honda also had complaints of pain, the spokesperson said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

Genetic differences arising in those differing environments imply a long history of moderate isolation between peoples of North and South China.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond