softening
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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
Money markets are pricing in around 55 basis points of Federal Reserve rate hikes on a 12-month horizon, potentially softening over time and thus supporting bonds, he says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 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
She exhales slowly, her eyes softening for the first time in a long time.
From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott
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