moderate
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This looks achievable even after a third-quarter miss, given that its forward-booking trends look encouraging and there is scope for nonfuel unit pressures to moderate in the fourth quarter, he adds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
In the room at the rallies, supporters cheered, but there has also been disquiet among some Republicans over Trump's appeal with more moderate voters.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026
In an audio recording posted to air traffic website liveatc.net, someone in the cockpit can be heard reporting "moderate turbulence" and saying the crew was "managing the ice."
From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026
According to this hypothesis, ecosystems can benefit from occasional, moderate disturbances that prevent any single species from becoming too dominant.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 1, 2026
Because those who were targeted were typically poor or of moderate means, they often lacked the resources to hire an attorney or pay the considerable court costs.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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Grose said Lurie won immediate support and high marks among both moderates and progressives by cleaning streets and moving people indoors while also working on longer-term problem-solving.
From Los Angeles Times ● 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
The same poll found 51% of registered voters in Texas preferred Talarico, as did 63% of moderates.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026
The prospect of a united front between Africans and Indians, between moderates and radicals, greatly worried them.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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U.S. growth, meanwhile, moderated much more modestly, Chief Executive Dara Khosrowshahi says in prepared remarks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 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
Unlike in much of the U.S., wealth and A/C in those places were not strongly correlated, since the ocean moderated summer temperatures and A/C did not seem necessary.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
Caesar was one of those who wanted to gain the principality of Rome; but if he had survived and had not moderated his expenditures after doing so, he would have destroyed the power he acquired.
From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli
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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
A new user, Naomi_Brilliant Earth, began posting to and moderating the company’s subreddit in March.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 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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