simmering

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With the domestic economy still grinding through weak consumption and industrial overcapacity, Xi can present a smoother U.S. relationship as a counterweight to the discontent simmering in property, employment and local finance.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Corporate credit spreads have also remained relatively calm, despite simmering worries about underwriting standards in the adjacent private-credit space.

From MarketWatch • May 9, 2026

While it is obviously premature to declare the Iran war over, we can now better assess the economic damage, particularly with oil prices simmering down notably.

From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026

Fears about a shortage of naphtha - a petrochemical produced from crude oil and a key raw ingredient in plastics - are also simmering in Japan.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

In the kitchen behind her, something's simmering on the stove, and she just looks at me for a while like she's trying to place me.

From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon