softness

Diageo reported that its U.S. sales fell 3.7% on year over the July-September period due to continued market softness.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

But he does need to maintain that softness for El-Sayed.

From Slate ● Oct. 17, 2026

In its third-quarter earnings report in August, the company withdrew its full-year outlook due to “macroeconomic softness and the uncertainty around the company’s ability to continue to drive consumer behavior.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

Whatever the case, the softness in hiring is glaringly evident in the slowdown in wage growth.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 3, 2026

All was warmth and light and cottony softness.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee

His touch was special, even in introductions and final flourishes; he built waves within his playing, revealing softnesses in his sound even while working intensely.

From New York Times ● May 19, 2013

The authors have not entirely evaded its treacherous softnesses.

From Time Magazine Archive

"I shall be ready for him," said Lizzie, and as she spoke all her little feminine softnesses were for the moment laid aside.

From The Eustace Diamonds by Anthony Trollope

It was rather the profile of one of those Roman emperors, splendid in its animal strength, but lacking those subtle softnesses of eye and mouth which speak of an inner life.

From The Firm of Girdlestone by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

My spirit is rather unbendable as yet to the softnesses of these strange words, stiff for want of use, so forgive a tendency to go round them.

From Fr?ulein Schmidt and Mr. Anstruther by Elizabeth von Arnim