temper
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“That said, volatility in user growth due to external factors is likely to temper some excitement on the shares in the near term.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
In the build-up to the convention, though, the Washington Post reported on some stories from Maine that had been bubbling up on social media about his temper and shouting matches with fellow lawmakers.
From Slate ● Jul. 25, 2026
“That could temper demand modestly until spreads widen out further.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
But Marino and Wain wisely temper this punchline throughout their script.
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2026
I ground my teeth, trying hard to keep my temper.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
"Their last meeting is what calmed tempers," she said.
From Barron's ● Jun. 9, 2026
It also exposed the AI boom’s underbelly: the grubby sidedeals, financial anxieties, short tempers and personal vendettas that have shaped modern technology every bit as much as the march toward machine consciousness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 16, 2026
Wilson, who has a personal relationship with Hegseth that likely tempers his typical inflammatory rhetoric, was more delicate.
From Salon ● Mar. 13, 2026
Persistent caution tempers expectations for a dramatic consumption-led rebound.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 26, 2026
It was a perfect, moon-shaped crescent that had cooled more tempers and earned him more favors than he could count.
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
The excitement over the Dodgers getting Tarik Skubal should be tempered by a couple of factors.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026
The relief at the numbat's revival is tempered by worry this will make it harder to access the funding and support needed to cement those gains.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
The boost from oil and gas was tempered somewhat by the mining industry, as declines in coal and non-metallic minerals countered higher metal ore mining.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
The celebratory atmosphere at the Royal Albert Hall was tempered by news that Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler had died, at the age of 75.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
He still retained a childlike belief in magic, tempered by an adult determination to exploit it.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
Because faced with those competing truths, Hochman could have used prosecutorial discretion — the art of tempering the law with the mores and ethics of the community.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
Hyperscalers look attractive on the view that investors could see more tempering of capital expenditure, given poor stock performances in the past few months.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 6, 2026
Annual monsoon rains are now sweeping north, with early storms tempering the blistering heat -- but also sending humidity shooting up.
From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026
Xi said at the time that the army had "undergone revolutionary tempering in the fight against corruption".
From BBC ● May 7, 2026
Silly and inconsequential as all of this was, drawing had always been a tempering balm.
From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon
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