softness
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July government retail-sales data showed a softening overall, though some of that softness was likely caused by one-time events like the switch of Amazon.com and other retailer’s summer online-sales events to June.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
In addition to the headline figure, there was softness everywhere in the report.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026
Chelsea have previously suffered from indiscipline, a perceived softness defending set-pieces and, perhaps most importantly, a lack of leadership and dressing-room culture.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026
Their crunch interrupts the softness of the turkey, cheese and sauces; their salt seasons the sandwich; and their pucker sharpens the lemon mayo and smoky-sweet romesco.
From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026
The softness of the mattress smothered her, and she shifted again, lying on her back, despite the pain it gave her.
From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas
His touch was special, even in introductions and final flourishes; he built waves within his playing, revealing softnesses in his sound even while working intensely.
From New York Times ● May 19, 2013
The authors have not entirely evaded its treacherous softnesses.
From Time Magazine Archive
The softnesses of lingering youth had disappeared, stricken out by the hard, straight lines of gravity.
From The Inner Shrine by Basil King
But if it be given to a man "to maunder away his mind in softnesses," he cannot live otherwise than as nature has made him.
From An Old Man's Love by Anthony Trollope
As sure as he was there thinking over John Gordon and Mary Lawrie, would he maunder away his mind in softnesses.
From An Old Man's Love by Anthony Trollope
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