tempered
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His tempered stance reflects in part the uncertainty hanging over energy markets.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
Not only has a slew of HR complaints tempered her icy remarks, but slashed budgets and declining readership have forced her hand.
From Salon • May 6, 2026
Yet she also sounds more tempered by reality than she did back then.
From Slate • May 1, 2026
While expectations of a swift eurozone rate hike have been tempered somewhat, some are now pencilling one in for the ECB's June meeting.
From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026
But such moments were tempered by the long penumbra cast by Everest, which seemed to recede little with the passage of time.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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