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temper

[tem-per] / ˈtɛm pər /








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His illness may indeed be affecting his ability to temper his emotions or communicate as he once did.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026

Sirianni has had several sideline temper tantrums, including one Sept. 28 after Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts was called for intentional grounding.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

"That's where I started to lose my temper," Cohen told AFP.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026

But career stress led to a volatile temper that compromised relationships with my mother, Diana, and my younger brother, Joel, and me.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

Back when I was little and used to throw temper tantrums, Dad would walk me to my room, sit me on my bed, and tell me to count to one hundred.

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller

“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

What happened to us then should be a warning to England now, because these are the kind of games where tempers can boil over and affect the result.

From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026

The summer break, Roberts has said, is the time when tempers cool.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026

"Their last meeting is what calmed tempers," she said.

From Barron's ● Jun. 9, 2026

Dating meant broken hearts and bad tempers and vengeful dreams.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

However, downward pressure on the futures is likely to be tempered by ongoing tensions in the Middle East.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

But just as often, these turn out to be children’s fantasies — wide-eyed dreams of imaginary futures, tempered by real life.

From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2026

Every grog tempered vessel examined by the researchers contained what is known as multigenerational grog, in which one fragment of grog contains an even older piece of grog inside it.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026

Asian stocks were mixed Tuesday as a tech-led record on Wall Street was tempered by ongoing worries about a spike in government borrowing costs.

From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026

But protesters rejoiced in a mass meeting at the Holt Street Baptist Church, a celebration tempered by the realization that they would have to keep walking at least until the city’s appeal reached Washington.

From "Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice" by Phillip Hoose

Tech firms diverged Thursday with a mixed bag of results for some of the AI sector's big beasts tempering the recent spurt of optimism amid growing anxiety about companies' investment and debt.

From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026

If local potters had simply copied the decorative appearance, the underlying construction would instead reflect familiar Tampa Bay practices such as sand tempering.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026

Sentiment is likely supported by a weaker U.S. dollar and slightly more dovish comments from the U.S. policymakers, tempering rate hike expectations, ANZ Research writes in a note.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

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

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


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