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Discovery deal now hope concessions will soften the impact.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

There are a few tax-saving strategies you can employ whether you have a high income or are planning early retirement, often as part of year-end tax planning, to soften the impact of the widow’s penalty:

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

"We need immigration to soften enough that housing has a chance to catch up," he said, while stressing the housing shortage was not caused by migrants.

From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026

So please, just fight for the things that crack light into your life, fight for the things that soften you.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

Her eyes narrow, focusing on the reflections in the curve of the watch, and then they soften, looking at something beyond the watch, beyond the train.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

The album was preceded in May by “Rough and Twisted,” a wandering blues number with riffs like barbed wire, and “In the Stars,” which softens arena rock with polished backing vocals.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026

Buying equity stakes rather than owning depreciating fleets softens that, but the line between “demand layer” and “co-investor in hardware” thins with each deal.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 24, 2026

The “falling backwards” Daphne experiences in Eddie’s company — traversing time — soothes, softens and delights her.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2026

Instead of carving away tissue like LASIK, the method temporarily softens the cornea so it can be gently molded into a new shape.

From Science Daily ● May 28, 2026

My father looks confused for a minute, and then his face softens into something warm and familiar.

From "Harbor Me" by Jacqueline Woodson

But faced with the government’s determination to increase the bank’s capital requirements, he has softened his stance on the importance of maintaining a Swiss financial champion, those people said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

He softened the usually harsh light by using a camera converted to infrared.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

But the immediate impact of the sanctions was softened by a series of exemptions that offer a de facto six-month grace period.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

Once the chicken is cooked, I pull it out to shred later, while the vegetables underneath — softened in chicken fat, lemon and all those browned juices — become the base of the soup.

From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026

There was a tense moment as she felt all eyes upon her, but it was a moment softened by the smiles and good intentions that came with them.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el

Grinnell College, with an undergraduates population of 1,700, has also seen softening demand in the major since enrollment peaked in 2022.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. warned that a key risk is not building enough during a period of softening housing markets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

“The French debt selloff, the rise in volatility and, most importantly, the softening of interest rates all conspired to send the Swiss franc a lot higher.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Nike falls after Bank of America downgrades the stock on concerns about innovation, wholesale revenue, and softening demand.

From Barron's ● Sep. 25, 2026

She was pretty sure she was wired wrong somewhere, that her plugs were switched, because instead of softening toward them— instead of tenderness—she felt herself go cold and mean.

From "Eleanor & Park" by Rainbow Rowell