soften
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She may soften her stance when she sees you leading by example.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026
You could soften the onion first if you prefer, but I liked the little bit of bite it retained after baking.
From Salon ● Sep. 22, 2026
"We need immigration to soften enough that housing has a chance to catch up," he said, while stressing the housing shortage was not caused by migrants.
From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026
So please, just fight for the things that crack light into your life, fight for the things that soften you.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
In a phone call with the president a few days later, King backpedaled on his comments, trying to soften them.
From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge
This town kind of just softens off the edges of him a little bit and helps him become a little more authentic version of who he was maybe meant to be.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
The album was preceded in May by “Rough and Twisted,” a wandering blues number with riffs like barbed wire, and “In the Stars,” which softens arena rock with polished backing vocals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
Buying equity stakes rather than owning depreciating fleets softens that, but the line between “demand layer” and “co-investor in hardware” thins with each deal.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 24, 2026
Instead of carving away tissue like LASIK, the method temporarily softens the cornea so it can be gently molded into a new shape.
From Science Daily ● May 28, 2026
Ollie's voice softens and so do his eyes, quiet and blue.
From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse
The onion and fennel softened, browned and grew sweeter.
From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026
And while Microsoft has said demand remains ahead of supply, Reback noted that it “has softened its messaging around the need to deploy additional capacity” toward some of its initiatives.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026
It’s found in a softened honey butter alongside house-made focaccia and sourdough.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
The yen’s U-turn continued Monday in Asia, with the currency strengthening to a more than six-month high against the dollar as the greenback softened in holiday-thinned trade.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
But then she softened and said, “That’s why you’ve been sad.”
From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller
Technology deals made up nearly half of all third-quarter equity capital market deals, leaving the market vulnerable to a softening in AI enthusiasm.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
Nike falls after Bank of America downgrades the stock on concerns about innovation, wholesale revenues, and softening demand.
From Barron's ● Sep. 25, 2026
Prices also eased on expectations that Saudi Arabia could restore some disrupted export capacity, softening Middle Eastern supply concerns.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
Likewise, movement from strong disagreement towards ordinary disagreement may signal a softening of attitudes even when overall disagreement remains high.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 9, 2026
Then his rage Seeped into the room, clouding the crystal and softening the starched tablecloth.
From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison
