moderated

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Energy and petroleum product prices increased 2.5%, also a fifth increase in a row but moderated from the recent rises that included a 26.9% jump in March and 8% advance in April.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 18, 2026

“It is excessive imbalances that we are concerned about,” Kristalina Georgieva, managing director of the International Monetary Fund, said at a panel discussion I moderated in April.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

The health benefits of tea are clear, but its consumption in processed forms like bottled tea and bubble tea should be moderated due to added sugars and preservatives.

From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026

He has moderated his early calls for "radical change" and told AFP he wants a "respectful" relationship with US President Donald Trump.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

By mid-November the weather had moderated, which is to say that it had become cold and rainy as it always is in Seattle in November.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown