moderate
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At that moment, the moderate flank seemed to be keeping people like Piker in check.
From Slate ● Aug. 7, 2026
The Chinese producers started by targeting the “good enough” market, machines built for moderate daily use, offered at half the price of Western peers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
The race with Braun will test Gluesenkamp Perez against a more moderate opponent than she had in conservative former CIA officer Joe Kent, who ran against her in both her previous elections.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
The former public health official is on course to beat moderate four-term Democratic congresswoman Haley Stevens, according to CBS News, the BBC's US partner.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
He drove at moderate speed, pulling off the road once in a while to look at the hand-drawn map Kainene had given him.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Throughout the campaign, Stevens argued that El-Sayed would not be able to defeat Rogers, a refrain some moderates repeated Wednesday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
Among self-described moderates, Talarico’s lead is even more pronounced, with the Democrat ahead 54% to 20%.
From Salon ● Jul. 29, 2026
But it’s true that some moderates are feeling burned.
From Slate ● Jun. 24, 2026
Then again, even for many Colombian moderates, the alternative is unthinkable.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 14, 2026
The prospect of a united front between Africans and Indians, between moderates and radicals, greatly worried them.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
South Korea’s headline inflation moderated in July after reaching a 30-month high in June, partly because government measures helped restrain fuel and electricity prices.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
Jet-fuel prices moderated in June, but have been on the rise again in recent days.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 1, 2026
South Korea’s exports grew at a stronger-than-expected pace in July though growth moderated from the previous month, supported by robust semiconductor demand amid the artificial-intelligence boom.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026
In a discussion moderated by “Master of None” actor Lena Waithe, Prince-Bythewood and the cast talked about the making and almost-not-making of the film.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
Time had moderated his early impulse for growth and he was a man of average height marked by smallpox scars, but his amazing power for manual destruction remained intact.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
The man has achieved significant political capital without moderating anything he stands for.
From Slate ● Aug. 7, 2026
Candidates could consider moderating their message to attract orphaned voters, though that can be perilous.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
Consumer confidence ticked up in June as moderating oil prices provided some relief to American households, a monthly survey from The Conference Board said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
All these challenges will result in worldwide GDP growth moderating from 3.3% in 2025 to 2.9% in 2026, according to the OECD.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 3, 2026
Nye is a short, short- tempered man who has difficulty moderating his aggressive vigor, his talent for language both sharp and outspoken.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
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