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The alert level is triggered when there is a "high risk of severe transboundary haze in the region" and is reserved for widespread moderate to dense smoke haze, observed over two or more consecutive days.
From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026
The wider guide includes more than 70 other South Australian restaurants, with some recognised through the Bib Gourmand category, which highlights restaurants offering good food at more moderate prices.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
No moderate or severe adverse events were recorded, and mild, temporary complications occurred in 6.7% of procedures.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026
This headwind could be starting to moderate as expectations of an October Fed rate hike ease, she says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
Students can have mild, moderate, or severe symptoms and can be found in both general education and special education classes.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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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
Iran’s top negotiators and perceived moderates are openly under attack in the country’s media.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 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
Among self-described moderates, Talarico’s lead is even more pronounced, with the Democrat ahead 54% to 20%.
From Salon ● Jul. 29, 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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Treasurys held on to gains in the last session after Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh avoided sounding a clearly hawkish or dovish tone during a moderated conversation in Bangkok.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
South Korea’s 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 ● Oct. 1, 2026
Weakness in mineral, ore and precious metal sales moderated the advance for the sector, due in part to lower sales volumes of precious metals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
September’s hour-long debate, taking place shortly before county elections officials begin mailing ballots to all the state’s registered voters, will be moderated by the cable network’s anchors Dana Bash and Jake Tapper.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
By mid-November the weather had moderated, which is to say that it had become cold and rainy as it always is in Seattle in November.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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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
For Chaudhuri, despite market expectations, the Fed should be holding rates, maintaining a level between 3.50% to 3.75% because inflation is actually moderating.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
Welker is an award-winning journalist who earned bipartisan praise after moderating a 2020 presidential debate featuring Trump and Joe Biden, the Democrat who won that year's election.
From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026
The man has achieved significant political capital without moderating anything he stands for.
From Slate ● Aug. 7, 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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