tempered
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However, “renewed Middle East tensions tempered risk sentiment,” the analysts add.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
But just as often, these turn out to be children’s fantasies — wide-eyed dreams of imaginary futures, tempered by real life.
From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2026
Every grog tempered vessel examined by the researchers contained what is known as multigenerational grog, in which one fragment of grog contains an even older piece of grog inside it.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026
Asian stocks were mixed Tuesday as a tech-led record on Wall Street was tempered by ongoing worries about a spike in government borrowing costs.
From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026
If he had not gone to Aemon about Sam Tarly, Chett would still be tending an old blind man instead of a pack of ill- tempered hunting hounds.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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