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
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
I hear him getting closer, his footsteps softening as he walks up the steps.
From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson
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