simmering
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This week’s action in the stock market has reflected investors’ concerns about higher long-term interest rates and a simmering of the AI infrastructure trade.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
His comments go much further than the gentle diplomatic pressure Malaysia's government has so far applied, but they reflect a simmering frustration with Indonesia's inability to control the fires.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
It would take little to reignite its long-running simmering conflict with India.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
The long simmering conflict between Saudi Arabia and the Yemeni militant group flared into renewed war over the summer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026
It was near nightfall on a simmering July Saturday, and all the horrors of the night before seemed to be whisked away on the rushing wind.
From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older
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