temper

“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

Maybe someday, Roth will temper his empty-calories instincts and make more of a meal out of his twisted ideas.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 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

But Marino and Wain wisely temper this punchline throughout their script.

From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2026

Dad asked, in the same super-patient, super-careful voice that he’d used when Katherine was a toddler throwing temper tantrums.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

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

From Barron's ● Jun. 9, 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

He says Florida operations continue to be a standout part of the business and support management’s strategic focus, “but the less attractive economic and regulatory backdrop in Nova Scotia introduces uncertainty that tempers consolidated growth.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 13, 2026

"Let's not lose our tempers," Brother Jack said calmly.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison

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

On Holding tempered its sales outlook for the year after the running-shoe maker reported lower-than-expected sales in the second quarter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 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 excitement over the Dodgers getting Tarik Skubal should be tempered by a couple of factors.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026

And whatever extraneous influence the tannery may have exercised, the calamities of the land belong to it alone, born of wind and rain and weather, immensities not to be tempered by man or his creations.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya

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

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

"I'll see what I can do," says Herr Butterman, a bittersweet smile tempering the excitement he wore when he made the announcement.

From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper