soften
Example Sentences
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A softening in the job market could cause rates to drift down—but for the wrong reasons for housing.
From Barron's
A softening in the job market could cause rates to drift down—but for the wrong reasons for housing.
From Barron's
When crude prices soften, drilling activity slows more quickly than it did during the boom years, said Jay Young, founder and chief executive officer of King Operating Corp.
From MarketWatch
The potential softening of accounting rules is part of a broader U.K. government push “to address a perceived barrier discouraging some Chinese-registered issuers from choosing the UK as a listing venue,” the regulator said.
But Tandon said despite the "quarter of broad-based strength, we expect growth to soften again, reflecting both cyclical headwinds and structural constraints".
From Barron's
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