tempered
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A rally in artificial-intelligence stocks was tempered by the intensifying rout in government bonds in early European trade, as investors balanced AI enthusiasm with an increasingly gloomy macroeconomic picture.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
That helped the Kospi in Seoul tag on around two percent though gains on the Nikkei in Tokyo were tempered by losses among exporters hurt by the strong yen.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
The two main contracts Brent and West Texas Intermediate pared their gains Wednesday and on Thursday they edged lower, though news of fresh US attacks tempered the selling.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
Manufacturers generally choose tempered glass, a spokesman said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
For Geyer, finding the girls was “one of the most satisfactory events of my life,” but his satisfaction was tempered by the fact that Howard remained missing.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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