soften
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Does a cushier severance package really help soften the blow or make you feel more positive about a company?
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 6, 2026
The result stoked hopes he will look to wind down the Middle East conflict, which would help temper inflation, and even soften his stance on trade.
From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2026
But he began to soften on the mayor after the June primary election.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026
Adhwaryu says artists may soften captions, avoid certain subjects or think twice before submitting a cartoon.
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026
And then, to soften things: “I wouldn’t have gone back to the Dannenbergs’ if you hadn’t suggested the idea of paying for the headstone,” I tell him.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
As demand softens in traditional luxury strongholds like China and the Middle East, the U.S. is emerging as a rare bright spot for the brand.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026
This town kind of just softens off the edges of him a little bit and helps him become a little more authentic version of who he was maybe meant to be.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
She also noted that as the diamond sector softens, shoppers have become more interested in colored gems.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
The bread itself naturally softens and rounds everything out, so you don’t need an alarming amount to make it feel indulgent.
From Salon ● May 25, 2026
With the door shut, the sound of the sirens softens.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
Instead she has "softened plans" to help the struggling sector, the Daily Mirror reports.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026
After about 30 minutes at 350 degrees, with a stir halfway through, the cabbage had softened into silky folds, with a little browning at the edges.
From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2026
However, demand softened in the U.S. and Japan as higher prices deterred customers from upgrading.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
The General Social Survey, a survey of public opinion, finds that after about 1994, Americans’ preference for harsher courts softened.
From Slate ● Oct. 26, 2026
Those eyes that had witnessed so much horror softened with sincere worry.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
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
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
“Eww,” Tally said, imagining her face suddenly softening so she could squish it around to a different shape.
From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld
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