temper

This one also involves a prominent woman of wealth and ill temper who is surrounded by people who want her money.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

A soft reading could temper hike worries but an outsized figure would likely ramp up bets on an increase in borrowing costs.

From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026

“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

The arachnid hormones in his body are surging, causing his pupils to turn black and his temper to explode.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026

I tell her that we can still smooth it all over, that she obviously lost her temper about something, but it isn’t too late to turn around.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy

“A loss of the incumbent’s trifecta tempers fiscal expectations, leading to a post-election rally in Treasuries,” the strategists wrote in a recent note.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026

This mix tempers volatility more than an all-equity portfolio.

From Barron's ● Mar. 18, 2026

Wilson, who has a personal relationship with Hegseth that likely tempers his typical inflammatory rhetoric, was more delicate.

From Salon ● Mar. 13, 2026

When the men's rinks of Canada and Sweden met at the Winter Olympics in Cortina on Friday, tempers became frayed.

From BBC ● Feb. 14, 2026

At the workroom tempers were short because of the heat.

From "Homeless Bird" by Gloria Whelan

Stocks rose Friday and government yields held their losses after comments from top Federal Reserve officials tempered fears that the central bank would hike interest rates at its meeting this month.

From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026

Excitement over its future prospects should be tempered because of the fragility of the opposition, yet there is no doubt England's bowlers have been outstanding so far in this series.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

Asian chip firms rallied Thursday following more blockbuster earnings from Nvidia that eased worries over the AI investment boom, though the euphoria was tempered by US data showing stubbornly high inflation.

From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026

“This continues the steady stream of data that have tempered expectations of monetary tightening and should provide further support for gold in the coming months,” they add.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

They, too, like the hillside jungle, were tumultuous with evening, but from the remote height turned to stillness, their fierceness tempered by the air that lay between.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams

Starr's stunning, retro-futuristic look has gone viral, inspiring dozens of copycats, and tempering at least some of the criticism of her new direction.

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026

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

A third reason for tempering our enthusiasm about the data is that U.S. life expectancy remains far below that of other high-income countries.

From Salon ● Aug. 11, 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

Like a true gentlemouse he believed in tempering triumph with mercy.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques