tame
Example Sentences
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A misfiring and cramping Jannik Sinner admitted Saturday he "got lucky" after dropping a rare set before taming American underdog Eliot Spizzirri in furnace-like heat to make the last 16 at the Australian Open.
From Barron's
Yet interest rates are a blunt tool, and it can take many months for higher borrowing costs to start to tame inflation.
From MarketWatch
Yet interest rates are a blunt tool, and it can take many months for higher borrowing costs to start to tame inflation.
From MarketWatch
Volatility in the U.S. bond market has been pretty tame for months.
From MarketWatch
“The show is very tame compared to the books,” Stockman adds.
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