soft
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But Osborn said EA's value to the PIF was "not purely economic" - instead, it was about "owning a soft power asset that is quietly entrenched in the sporting community".
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
The scans revealed that much of the animal's soft anatomy had remained preserved in a mummified state for hundreds of millions of years.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026
The German online retailer posted soft results for the second quarter and narrowed its guidance for the year as a whole.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
I considered basting the tomatoes in butter and stewing them down with miso until soft and glossy.
From Salon ● Aug. 1, 2026
“Are you okay?” he asks, his voice soft.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
OTTAWA—Canada’s goods-trade surplus with the world widened slightly in June as a softer currency helped drive the value of exports and imports to all-time highs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
After a softer inflation reading in June, “I think you could also make a case…that there’s time before the next set of meetings” to determine whether the current setting is adequate, he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
Use biodegradable, eco-friendly products that are better for the environment and softer on the skin.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
Rather than serving as a heavy hammer, it functioned as a softer striking tool used to repair and sharpen stone handaxes and other cutting implements after their edges became worn.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 27, 2026
“Not that kind of friend,” I repeated, softer now.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
The trimmed mean and weighted median measures of underlying inflation preferred by the Bank of Canada averaged 1.85% annually in June, below the bank’s 2% target and at the softest level since 2020.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
The result, which was slightly stronger than the data agency’s advance estimate for monthly growth of 1.1%, marks a fourth straight month of increased sales for manufacturers though the softest pace of the run.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
Whatever these men think they’re proving, what they are actually demonstrating is they are the softest, saddest boys alive, incapable of understanding what real courage looks like.
From Salon ● Jan. 9, 2026
It's only one lap, so it should stand to reason that the softest rubber will give the greatest grip for that short distance.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2025
Poor darling Briony, the softest little thing, doing her all to entertain her hard-bitten wiry cousins with the play she had written from her heart.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
