temper
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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
Strong earnings in past quarters have been able to temper many of the concerns, but analysts pointed out that investors are demanding better and better results to justify their backing.
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 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
Softer energy prices could temper inflation concerns and ease pressure on yields, providing some support to gold, Infinox’s Thadeu Dos Santos says in a note.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
I mustn’t lose my temper in front of my little brother.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
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We're used to raised voices, conflicting theories and lost tempers on Celebrity Traitors, where the round table normally results in a dramatic showdown.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
“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
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
“When I was a lad I had no such melancholy and no such weepings and tempers, and no slaves, either.”
From "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck
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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
It was a meeting typical of what everyone had come to expect from Mullineaux—warnings of danger cushioned in a peaceful voice, wild fears and rumors tempered by the limits of past eruptions.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
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"This grog tempering is not something that we saw previously or in the plain samples in Tampa Bay," Duke said.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026
Lowe’s rose 2% despite tempering its full-year outlook, citing cooling demand for large home renovation projects.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 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
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
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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