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softening



NOUN
process to make softer
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Overall employment trends point to “a broadly softening labor market, rather than one characterized by AI-driven job losses.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2026

While we were swooning over “WandaVision” back in 2021, we couldn’t have known Marvel was softening us up for the AI revolution.

From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026

Grinnell College, with an undergraduates population of 1,700, has also seen softening demand in the major since enrollment peaked in 2022.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026

Iowa’s Grinnell College, with some 1,700 undergraduates, has also seen softening demand in the major since enrollment peaked in 2022.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026

She draws in a breath, and I can feel her softening against her will.

From "Sparrow" by Sarah Moon


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