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

The surge in energy costs -- US diesel used in transport and agriculture topped $6 a gallon Friday -- has ramped up pressure on central banks to temper a surge in inflation.

From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 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

This one also involves a prominent woman of wealth and ill temper who is surrounded by people who want her money.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

The days grew shorter, along with Tansy’s temper.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

"The baggage hall was the worst and they're very lucky that there wasn't any sort of incident as tempers frayed and the concourse was getting hotter."

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026

The summer break, Roberts has said, is the time when tempers cool.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026

This mix tempers volatility more than an all-equity portfolio.

From Barron's ● Mar. 18, 2026

Wilson, who has a personal relationship with Hegseth that likely tempers his typical inflammatory rhetoric, was more delicate.

From Salon ● Mar. 13, 2026

Dating meant broken hearts and bad tempers and vengeful dreams.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

A rally in artificial-intelligence stocks was tempered by the intensifying rout in government bonds in early European trade, as investors balanced AI enthusiasm with an increasingly gloomy macroeconomic picture.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

Stocks mostly rose Wednesday following a plunge in oil prices the previous day, though the gains were tempered by a slight recovery in the commodity in Asian trading.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

Oil futures fell, with market concerns about Saudi Arabia supply disruptions tempered by expectations that some flows could soon be restored through the kingdom’s damaged East-West Pipeline.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

Excitement over its future prospects should be tempered because of the fragility of the opposition, yet there is no doubt England's bowlers have been outstanding so far in this series.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

Ever since they’d entered the fens he had been more and more good tempered, as if the savage gloom his face showed outside were only a disguise.

From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman

Sentiment is likely supported by a weaker U.S. dollar and slightly more dovish comments from the U.S. policymakers, tempering rate hike expectations, ANZ Research writes in a note.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 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

Both main crude contracts edged up slightly Friday, having dropped around two percent the day before, with analysts pointing out that more oil is produced outside the Gulf region, tempering the impact of disruptions.

From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026

The L.A. market “faces several challenges that are tempering hotel performance expectations,” said Ralph Posner, chief communications officer for the American Hotel and Lodging Assn.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2026

Like a true gentlemouse he believed in tempering triumph with mercy.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques