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The surge in energy costs -- US diesel used in transport and agriculture topped $6 a gallon Friday -- has ramped up pressure on central banks to temper a surge in inflation.

From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026

Children can, at times, sense their parents’ trauma surfacing in seemingly unrelated interactions, when Mom loses her temper or Dad goes silent.

From Slate ● Sep. 11, 2026

That helped temper expectations that higher rates would be necessary to tackle inflation caused by rising oil prices stemming from the U.S.-Iran conflict.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

And his fiery temper, igniting at every possible moment with his older and more accommodating bandmates, turns this snapshot of history into genuine tragedy.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

Sopha tried to shield Elizebeth from his temper.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield

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

He also says Australia's voting system tempers the party's success.

From BBC ● Mar. 25, 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

I didn’t want to see today’s strained tempers exploding on Leper.

From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles

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

Asian stocks mostly rose on Monday following a retreat on Wall Street as investors assessed fresh data that tempered expectations for a US interest rate hike but indicated weakness in the world's top economy.

From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026

U.S. stocks fell after weak retail sales data tempered enthusiasm about the artificial-intelligence boom that has driven major indexes to record highs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 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

A man so despised, so foul tempered, so robotically inflexible that on the last Let’s see what kind.”

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs

Both main crude contracts edged up slightly Friday, having dropped around two percent the day before, with analysts pointing out that more oil is produced outside the Gulf region, tempering the impact of disruptions.

From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026

The L.A. market “faces several challenges that are tempering hotel performance expectations,” said Ralph Posner, chief communications officer for the American Hotel and Lodging Assn.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2026

Xi said at the time that the army had "undergone revolutionary tempering in the fight against corruption".

From BBC ● May 7, 2026

The cease-fire likely eased fears of supply disruptions, tempering inflation concerns and reducing pressure on central banks to keep policy tighter for longer, they add.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 9, 2026

The armory adjoined the castle smithy, a long high-roofed tunnel of a building with twenty forges built into its walls and long stone water troughs for tempering the steel.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin