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Her accessories included gold-toned shoes, dangly beaded earrings and a long white marabou boa to dial up the glam factor.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026

“It may be smart to dial back expectations,” said Matt Schulz, LendingTree’s chief consumer-finance analyst.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026

These engines are highly complex and it takes time for teams to dial into them so they are working at their optimum.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

I spoke with researchers to understand the impact of these chipper chatbots—and tested a few ways to dial back AI’s tone.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026

Wait until Iran hears about this; he snatched the vidphone receiver, started to dial.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick

When Lane Kiffin dials a number, the person on the other end usually answers and takes the call.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026

Customers outside Iran call his Turkish phone on WhatsApp and he then dials their loved ones on his Iranian mobile.

From BBC ● Mar. 15, 2026

It also immediately dials up pressure on the White House from consumers and businesses who are seeking payback.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 20, 2026

When venture capitalist Bradley Tusk dials others and encounters call screening, his first reaction is irritation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 29, 2026

Scientists sat on the edge of stools in front of tables loaded with electronic panels, dials, switches, and blinking lights.

From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin

She dialed the Comanche Police Department, and within minutes, a sheriff’s deputy arrived, followed by emergency responders.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

Recent numbers from Goldman Sachs’s prime brokerage unit showed equity-focused hedge funds have dialed back their net exposure to stocks to some of the lowest levels of the past year.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026

As Brent crude rose another 6.3% to $107.63 a barrel on Thursday, many investors dialed up bets that the Fed will raise rates at its meeting next week—not even waiting for Friday’s important consumer-price-index report.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

He was a senior in high school at the time and remembered how much attention was dialed into the game.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026

I picked up the phone, dropped in two quarters and dialed my moms at the house.

From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña

US President Donald Trump dialled in to Nasa's news conference on Sunday morning to congratulate the scientists working on the project.

From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026

Even for the Conservatives, who have always been fairly sympathetic to oil and gas exploration, the rhetoric has been dialled up.

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026

The economy had been set for a rebound this year on the back of hefty government spending, but forecasts have been dialled back due to the conflict.

From Barron's ● Jun. 16, 2026

At 09:02 a passerby spotted the paddleboarders in difficulty in the water and dialled 999.

From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2026

He then picked up the phone without any perceptible hesitation and dialled a local number.

From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger

Home-insurance premiums hit a record high in June, dialing up the heat on homeowners’ budgets across America.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026

But rather than dialing anything back, the big players are just revving their engines more and more.

From Slate ● Sep. 1, 2026

But make no mistake: by dialing up their otherwise elegant chamber pop with a little extra crunch and distortion, the players of Not for Radio came ready to rock out with the Daisy Chain crowd.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026

“We need to implement a more cohesive brand identity, dialing up the iconic deluxe purple.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

Principal Butler ignored him and continued dialing the phone.

From "Hopping Mad (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #4)" by Franklin W. Dixon

A meeting of the so-called Coalition of the Willing was also held on Tuesday, with many leaders dialling in to Kyiv.

From BBC ● Feb. 24, 2026

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said Saturday she believed US President Donald Trump still desires to own Greenland despite dialling back his recent threats to seize it by force.

From Barron's ● Feb. 14, 2026

"I started dialling numbers on my mobile phone like crazy, but I couldn't get in touch with my wife and children," he said.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2025

Instead of immediately calling an ambulance, an inquest heard Sheridan first contacted his mother, who also delayed and went out to buy sandwiches before eventually dialling 999.

From BBC ● Apr. 6, 2025

When he had finished dialling, he picked up his handkerchief from the desk and put it over the mouthpiece, quite loosely and mounted rather high.

From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger