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“Investors will be focused on where management is seeing demand soften versus remaining resilient, and whether current earnings growth can be sustained as capex trends increasingly diverge across sectors,” the bank says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

Its peppery bite survives the wait, while the leaves soften into the sauces rather than collapsing into wet ribbons.

From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026

After initially ignoring the protesters, the government has made a delayed attempt to soften its stand.

From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026

“All these factors slow or stop any future beef herd expansion in the country, and limiting the beef supply will not soften up retail prices for the consumer.”

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 18, 2026

I stare into it, allowing my focus to soften, looking beyond the leaves and branches.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen

Buying equity stakes rather than owning depreciating fleets softens that, but the line between “demand layer” and “co-investor in hardware” thins with each deal.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 24, 2026

Instead of carving away tissue like LASIK, the method temporarily softens the cornea so it can be gently molded into a new shape.

From Science Daily ● May 28, 2026

The bread itself naturally softens and rounds everything out, so you don’t need an alarming amount to make it feel indulgent.

From Salon ● May 25, 2026

“When the housing market softens, and it has, condos usually go softer faster than single-family homes,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2026

There’s toast, too, which softens up when I dunk it a few times.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black

Chipotle executives said traffic trends had softened through the latter half of last month in the wake of the cyclospora scare, but the company still raised its full-year sales forecast.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026

Rather than fully melting the metals, both methods softened them enough to form and deposit the cemented carbide.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026

The benefit of returning to a story like this 20 years after a first viewing is that presumably, time has softened us.

From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026

"Domestic weakness appears largely to blame -- while the export orders index softened a bit, it remains relatively strong compared to the past few years," wrote Julian Evans-Pritchard of Capital Economics.

From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026

Boyle never discussed garlic and magnets, but he did address the old belief that it was impossible to crush a diamond unless it had first been softened in goat’s blood.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

I could also get behind some kind of reclamation for Daemon, who experienced some parental softening this season.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026

For potatoes, this step can begin softening the tissue and help prepare the surface for frying.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 29, 2026

“The move represents a significant softening of the Trump administration stance toward China,” Mr. Clifford says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026

"For the first time, we are seeing a softening of the stance rather than a toughening of it - this is a huge success for Poland. Although we will fight for more," she said.

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026

But Longstreet felt himself yielding, softening, bending like a young tree in the wind.

From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara