tame
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Despite recent oil price drops, bond yields remain elevated, posing a challenge for the Fed to tame inflation without slowing growth.
From Barron's • May 27, 2026
The Fed typically uses interest rates as its main policy tool, increasing them to tame inflation or lowering them to spur economic growth.
From Barron's • May 12, 2026
But demand for AI computing and the long lead time for building systems and data centers is also driving changes in business practices that could ultimately tame the memory sector’s volatility.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026
The forecast came after a relatively tame March quarter, at least in terms of spending.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 24, 2026
But the land became steadily more tame and well-ordered.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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