soft
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Australia’s benchmark S&P/ASX 200 already shed 1.0% Tuesday and will be balancing soft U.S. cues with gains in commodity prices.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
The damage from Wendy’s infection meant she would never have been able to hunt or scavenge again and would instead require a soft food diet for the rest of her life.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
A spate of heists at French museums, including at the Louvre, has highlighted inadequate security in some cases and led to questions about whether criminal gangs see them as soft targets.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
When Oscars host Chevy Chase opened the 1988 ceremony with the rather soft quip, “Good evening, Hollywood phonies,” the disdain from the audience was palpable, and he was never asked to host the show again.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026
Indeed, this was the poetic symmetry of shell-dwellers: They were tough on the outside to protect their soft innards.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
“Markets are effectively being pulled in two directions — higher energy prices are strengthening the case for tighter policy, while softer underlying inflation could give central banks a reason to remain cautious.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026
Even Universal and Illumination’s “Minions & Monsters” had a softer audience reception than previous installments of the powerhouse “Despicable Me” and “Minions” franchise.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
The company’s earnings miss was driven mainly by softer gross margin instead of weaker demand, the analyst notes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
"I'm definitely getting softer," he said, "but still not soft enough to say anything like that."
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
In shock he was talkative and his voice was softer.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
The result, which was slightly stronger than the data agency’s advance estimate for monthly growth of 1.1%, marks a fourth straight month of increased sales for manufacturers though the softest pace of the run.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
At night, when the temperature dips below zero, you can put on your softest sweater and curl up with a good book in a number of reading nooks spread across the building.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026
Whatever these men think they’re proving, what they are actually demonstrating is they are the softest, saddest boys alive, incapable of understanding what real courage looks like.
From Salon ● Jan. 9, 2026
It's only one lap, so it should stand to reason that the softest rubber will give the greatest grip for that short distance.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2025
It was the softest Joaquin had ever heard her sound.
From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway
