moderate
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When the researchers considered oil purity, extraction efficiency, energy requirements, and the potential to expand production to an industrial scale, the conventional batch process using n-hexane under moderate conditions emerged as the more balanced option.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 14, 2026
That means total sea levels could be 2 to 3 feet higher than the recent record peaks in late October, Swain said, “if a moderate or stronger storm aligns with the peak king tides.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2026
By tightening onshore dollar liquidity, the measure should moderate rather than reverse the yuan’s appreciation, given strong export demand, according to Moody’s Ratings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2026
Cohen said it could "moderate or modify" the impacts, but said this remained uncertain.
From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026
With the Renaissance revival of Stoicism the word ‘philosophical’ acquired a new meaning: philosophers, it was held, were able to moderate their passions and to be unmoved by the blows of fortune.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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He went from being a bridge between conservatives and moderates to a leader for the party as a whole.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026
By contrast, hyperscalers could see stronger cash flow as spending moderates, giving them room to resume buybacks or raise dividends.
From The Wall Street Journal ● 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
It was obvious that they regarded us, the Rivonia Trialists, as moderates.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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"Though energy prices moderated as expected, it was food inflation that drove the forecast miss of last month's headline CPI," Oxford Economics said in the note.
From Barron's ● Nov. 10, 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
Mother no longer moderated Dad’s statements after he left the room, no longer quietly gave her own opinion.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
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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
This would encourage more cautious spending and moderating discretionary demand, Gan says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 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
Nuah is behind me, being Mr. Nice Guy and not passing me but moderating his pace.
From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali
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