moderate

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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

Investors’ primary concern about the HDD market is that the current surge in demand will subside at some point soon, allowing supply to catch up and price growth to moderate.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

In recent data that predate the war, the economy’s fundamentals have remained solid, with moderate unemployment, slightly elevated inflation and modest economic growth to end last year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 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

Technology’s course over the last 1,000 years in China, Europe, and possibly the Indian subcontinent exemplifies those net effects of high, moderate, and low connectedness, respectively.

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