moderate
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The ocean breeze would keep temperatures moderate, she thought.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
If authorities were to map places as high, moderate and low risk, he believes insurance coverage would "follow accordingly" ensuring people who build homes in safer areas get better protection.
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026
Though the polls are tight, Sand, a two-term statewide incumbent, has a clear lead in a campaign where he long established a moderate image and emphasized his disdain for politics as usual.
From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2026
In the past he focused on maximum lifts, but the emphasis now is on higher repetitions with moderate weight.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 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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It set Pappas up perfectly for his line that “everyone is welcome on this team: progressives, moderates, independents, Republicans.”
From Slate ● Oct. 29, 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
Iran’s top negotiators and perceived moderates are openly under attack in the country’s media.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Among self-described moderates, Talarico’s lead is even more pronounced, with the Democrat ahead 54% to 20%.
From Salon ● Jul. 29, 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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Unlike in much of the U.S., wealth and A/C in those places were not strongly correlated, since the ocean moderated summer temperatures and A/C did not seem necessary.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
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
A moderated online forum could make challenges to contested papers part of the scientific record.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
Warsh is scheduled to appear in a moderated conversation at the fall meetings of the International Monetary Fund on Oct.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 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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Sen. Susan Collins of Maine is the last grown-up, a centrist and moderating force in the Senate, one of those who keep that place running to the extent it runs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
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
"However, if inflation appears not to be moderating sufficiently, then I think we should act decisively to raise rates."
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
The man has achieved significant political capital without moderating anything he stands for.
From Slate ● Aug. 7, 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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