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tame

[teym] / teɪm /




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But if they raise interest rates to tame inflation they risk slowing growth further.

From Barron's Jul. 23, 2026

Milei, who won election in 2023, took office amid promises to tame inflation and institute more market-friendly economic policies.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

Did you always know you possess the kind of voice that could tame a wild lion?

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2026

Inflation has pushed up prices, leading the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates in recent years in an effort to tame that inflation.

From MarketWatch Jul. 14, 2026

We seemed to be playing on the tame fringe of the last and greatest wilderness.

From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles

I’ll always prefer Mom’s barbecued chicken, fried chicken and French fries, but I have branched out, trying an array of new, relatively tamer foods, ranging from albacore tuna to zucchini.

From Salon Jun. 15, 2026

If oil prices remain at current levels — obviously a big if — the read on consumer prices for June could be notably tamer.

From MarketWatch Jun. 10, 2026

The first dogs were descendants of grey wolves that lingered around human camps at the end of the Ice Age, scavenging leftovers and slowly becoming tamer.

From BBC Mar. 25, 2026

And while both fairs were tamer this year than they have been in the past, there was still plenty to celebrate.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 3, 2025

Chase watched Nicole walk away and wondered what his father would say if he told him he wanted to become a lion tamer.

From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith

Probably the tamest of Harbaugh’s regular phrases, the coach’s final words in each pregame speech stick with Pipkins the most.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 25, 2024

Sunday’s Game 3, another anti-Marshall Ruy Lopez line, was the tamest of the match so far.

From Washington Times Nov. 30, 2021

Cats, by contrast, descend from the fiercely antisocial and territorial Near Eastern wildcat, and they largely domesticated themselves, as the tamest cats began to hang out and hunt rodents in early farming villages.

From Science Magazine May 9, 2019

At one of the tamest venues you'll find for a major championship, Mickelson labored to a four-over score, 14 shots back of 36-hole leader Gary Woodland and four shots out of the cut.

From Golf Digest Aug. 11, 2018

I think that must have been the tamest interaction of all time.

From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy

“Humility,” Keane argues, “is a vital resource that strengthens the powerless and tames the powerful by questioning their claims to superiority.”

From Slate Jan. 2, 2026

As long as an interpretation follows a story’s spirit as it tames sprawling storylines into narratives we can wrap our heads around, people are willing to forgive a great deal.

From Salon Mar. 21, 2024

Much will depend on whether the Federal Reserve tames inflation, whether the U.S. enters a recession and unpredictable geopolitical events.

From Seattle Times Mar. 11, 2023

Addressing it is a delicate dance for the Fed, which would like to give the economy a so-called soft landing that tames inflation without tipping it into a recession.

From Washington Times Jun. 15, 2022

This means that he becomes master of purely physical force in man; he tames it.

From Christianity As Mystical Fact And The Mysteries of Antiquity by Collison, Harry

There was a strong feeling the Pennsylvania course might be ripe for being tamed.

From BBC May 15, 2026

Lately, though, options prices have been tamed by an influx of supply from deep-pocketed insurance agents.

From The Wall Street Journal May 14, 2026

Senators from both parties are likely to press him on how he squares that vision with an economy where inflation hasn’t yet been fully tamed.

From Barron's Apr. 14, 2026

Cities are squalid crime hives that need to be tamed or abandoned in the Sheridanverse, whereas small towns and Western vistas are quaint canvases fertile with possibility.

From Salon Mar. 23, 2026

They have tamed and trained the hunch, but not increased its certainty.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin

Warsh is expected to use the event to build support for his plans to reduce forward guidance and prioritize taming inflation.

From Barron's Jul. 1, 2026

Lagarde said policymakers must also be seen to make decisions that clearly connect with the goal of taming inflation if they are to retain support from households.

From The Wall Street Journal May 28, 2026

A mild-mannered pastor, Kenny appears to be the reason for the taming — Shyanne doesn’t want to scare him off by showing too much of her real self.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 21, 2026

Each of those areas is packed with side quests and activities, ranging from fishing and arm wrestling to taming animals.

From BBC Mar. 19, 2026

How could I explain to Anatole about soybean fields where men sat in huge tractors like kings on thrones, taming the soil from one horizon to the other?

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver




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