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The investment bank’s analysts lower their recommendation to neutral from buy, telling clients in a note that they see only moderate value with shares of the Australian market operator trading at 23 times earnings.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

Except this time the more moderate candidate won.

From Slate ● Aug. 12, 2026

This has led the Scottish Environment Protection Agency to warn of "significant" water scarcity in the Borders and "moderate scarcity" in areas on the eastern side of Scotland.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

Many in Iran, including those close to its moderate President Masoud Pezeshkian, fear it may go too far.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026

Instead of producing beams with high energies but a low current like the cyclotron’s—that is, protons that were speedy but few in number—his goal was to produce protons with moderate energies but in great profusion.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

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

“If demand moderates even at the margin, or if supply is added back too quickly, the old addiction to fare sales and discounting could return.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026

It was obvious that they regarded us, the Rivonia Trialists, as moderates.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

U.S. stocks rose and the S&P 500 closed at a record high after a report of moderated wholesale inflation eased interest-rate fears.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

So Capotescu, 42, started what he called “listening tables,” moderated sit-downs where students could talk about current events without it turning into a shouting match.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

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

She gave him a little horn cup containing a hot potion whose bitterness was moderated by honey, and presently he lay back and fell deeply asleep.

From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman

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

Consumer confidence ticked up in June as moderating oil prices provided some relief to American households, a monthly survey from The Conference Board said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 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

Nuah is behind me, being Mr. Nice Guy and not passing me but moderating his pace.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali