moderate
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Earlier this week, moderate inflation figures also undercut concerns that the economy is overheating.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Except this time the more moderate candidate won.
From Slate ● Aug. 12, 2026
California has kitten season twice per year on average because of the moderate temperatures, often overwhelming shelter systems and fosters between March and October.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
Gastrointestinal side effects were generally mild to moderate across the treatment groups and became less frequent as the study progressed.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 10, 2026
“Caden,” Carlyle says, looking for a moderate among extremes, “what do you think about what Skye said?”
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
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The same poll found 51% of registered voters in Texas preferred Talarico, as did 63% of moderates.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026
Then, in the race’s final weeks, two other moderates dropped out and Crowley revived his campaign with the sitting Democratic governor’s endorsement.
From Slate ● Aug. 12, 2026
Throughout the campaign, Stevens argued that El-Sayed would not be able to defeat Rogers, a refrain some moderates repeated Wednesday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
The dollar weakened as demand for safe-haven assets moderates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 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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And while valuations for those chip names have moderated, implied future growth keeps rising, remaining well below dot-com peaks.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 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
Economists now estimate core PCE inflation likely moderated to around 3.3% in June from 3.4% in May, based on this week’s CPI and PPI data.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 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
Time had moderated his early impulse for growth and he was a man of average height marked by smallpox scars, but his amazing power for manual destruction remained intact.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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The man has achieved significant political capital without moderating anything he stands for.
From Slate ● Aug. 7, 2026
Candidates could consider moderating their message to attract orphaned voters, though that can be perilous.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
For workers, companies’ moderating budgets for pay increases show the price of hunkering down at their current job.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
He says its forward price-to-earnings multiple—which currently stands at 11.4 times, according to FactSet—already this implies moderating price growth, and oversupply conditions looming in the next one-to-two years.
From Barron's ● Jun. 3, 2026
Nye is a short, short- tempered man who has difficulty moderating his aggressive vigor, his talent for language both sharp and outspoken.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
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