softening

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Households in 2025 report, which showed a stable but softening labor market.

From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026

David Sacks, a fellow for Asia studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, said that the softening of Trump's tone will likely trickle down to other officials, Republican lawmakers and Trump's wider base.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

Scientists refer to this effect as "spectral softening."

From Science Daily • May 14, 2026

“To the extent that things are softening, they’re softening from a very strong place,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

“No,” Tsukiko says with a polite shake of her head, her smile softening the harshness of the word.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern