dial

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Others dial back from an intense and singular focus on a job before they retire, allowing them to transition more easily into a less-career-oriented phase.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

However, the market’s more attractive valuations lately have hinged on Wall Street’s unwillingness to dial back earnings expectations.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

Over the radio, Bing Crosby is crooning, Bob Hope is joking, and news of the war — against Hitler, against Japan — keeps sizzling and crackling across the dial.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Faced with a chilly house, some users might then dial up the power on their heat pump - but if you do that, much of the efficiency advantage fritters away, he says.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

I love spinning the little dial, pretending I’m an international jewel thief.

From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée