temper

He wasn't sleeping, suffered panic attacks in large crowds and had a short temper because he was trying to hold in his emotions.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 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

Friday's consumer price index data will "either exacerbate or temper" market concerns about a Fed interest rate hike, O'Hare said.

From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 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

Rowan had heard Jiller say that when they all were children, she had decided that Allun's joking and playacting formed an armor stronger than Val's and Ellis's iron muscles or Bronden's bad temper.

From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda

"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

Mr. Özdemir tempers the Greens’ typical antipathy toward the internal combustion engine—important for a hub of auto manufacturing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 12, 2026

Persistent caution tempers expectations for a dramatic consumption-led rebound.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 26, 2026

The malice and bad tempers from which other people had to take holidays never afflicted him.

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley

U.S. stocks ended the week on an upswing after slowing jobs growth tempered expectations that the Federal Reserve will hike rates again later this month.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Yet, the gains are tempered by some serious challenges.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

It’s an inferiority complex tempered by innovative breakthroughs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 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

But he also recognized that the wildness he sought would have to be tempered with excellent groundskeeping.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

Jefferson and Williams this week appeared to be tempering those expectations without ruling in or out any particular decision.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

Because faced with those competing truths, Hochman could have used prosecutorial discretion — the art of tempering the law with the mores and ethics of the community.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026

A third reason for tempering our enthusiasm about the data is that U.S. life expectancy remains far below that of other high-income countries.

From Salon ● Aug. 11, 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