tame
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Corporate credit spreads — one of the most closely watched market barometers of economic stress — have remained relatively tame.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026
Stocks began to recover in October, however, even as the war continued to rage and the Federal Reserve was planning near-term interest-rate hikes to tame inflation pressures.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
The track starts relatively tame with a melodic synth sequence, and then sounds crash in one after another until it’s full electromania.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
For Chris Quinn, the editor of local publications Cleveland.com and the Plain Dealer, AI tools have helped tame other torrents facing the industry.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
Modern Asians who want work elephants find it much cheaper to capture them in the wild and tame them.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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