moderate
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It was no longer, he said, a race just between El-Sayed, a public health official who has never held elected office, and Rep. Haley Stevens, a moderate four-term congresswoman.
From Slate ● Jul. 30, 2026
Durov was also arrested and placed under formal investigation in France in 2024 for his alleged failure to properly moderate the app to reduce criminality.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
EV prices remain higher in general than gas-powered cars, and that price has been a barrier to new adoption to those with low or moderate incomes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
"Our findings support moderate coffee consumption for people who already enjoy and tolerate it well," said study senior author Ju Dong Yang, MD, medical director of the Liver Cancer Program at Cedars-Sinai.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 25, 2026
He began by advising her to moderate the rigor of her mourning, to ventilate the house, to forgive the world for the death of José Arcadio.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
He moderates his earnings forecasts on some revenue slippage into future periods.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
But it’s true that some moderates are feeling burned.
From Slate ● Jun. 24, 2026
“As Netflix’s content slate ramps up again, we suspect this concern moderates once again.”
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 4, 2026
Harbour expects it to continue gaining market share even as same-store sales growth moderates from recent highs.
From Barron's ● Jun. 3, 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
Jet-fuel prices moderated in June, but have been on the rise again in recent days.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 1, 2026
In a discussion moderated by “Master of None” actor Lena Waithe, Prince-Bythewood and the cast talked about the making and almost-not-making of the film.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
The New York Times heralded Mullin’s “warmer and fuzzier tone” during his confirmation hearing as a “sign that the administration wants to project a more moderated approach.”
From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2026
Consumer sentiment improved from recent record lows in June as gasoline prices moderated, according to the University of Michigan’s monthly survey.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 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
Carvana’s stock price fell about 15% during after-hours trading, before moderating back to about a 7% drop, as its updated full-year guidance failed to meet analyst estimates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
For workers, companies’ moderating budgets for pay increases show the price of hunkering down at their current job.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
All these challenges will result in worldwide GDP growth moderating from 3.3% in 2025 to 2.9% in 2026, according to the OECD.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 3, 2026
Modica asked, addressing a planning board member who was moderating questions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 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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