moderate
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When the researchers considered oil purity, extraction efficiency, energy requirements, and the potential to expand production to an industrial scale, the conventional batch process using n-hexane under moderate conditions emerged as the more balanced option.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 14, 2026
Along the way, Mr. Jordan became a fundraising powerhouse, helped re-elect swing and moderate Republicans, and built alliances with incoming members.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026
Latino voters helped elect a record number of their own kind to Congress, from Republicans who have denounced President Trump to moderate Democrats to Latin Grammy winner Bobby Pulido to democratic socialists.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2026
Cohen said it could "moderate or modify" the impacts, but said this remained uncertain.
From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026
He drove at moderate speed, pulling off the road once in a while to look at the hand-drawn map Kainene had given him.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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He went from being a bridge between conservatives and moderates to a leader for the party as a whole.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026
By contrast, hyperscalers could see stronger cash flow as spending moderates, giving them room to resume buybacks or raise dividends.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
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
It was obvious that they regarded us, the Rivonia Trialists, as moderates.
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
A plunge in oil prices Monday moderated on Tuesday following reports that the U.S. military had struck Qeshm Island in Iran.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 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
Mother no longer moderated Dad’s statements after he left the room, no longer quietly gave her own opinion.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
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Goldman’s strategists eye three areas of the equity market: growth stocks, select defensives and those companies expected to benefit from moderating bond yields and energy prices.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 13, 2026
Ahead of the results, Michael Zhang of Citi Research said softer market sentiment and moderating equity trading activities were expected to weigh on profits.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 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
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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