softened

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U.S. product draws have softened “partly via higher summer runs and partly via net exports of the core three fuels having peaked in May,” Crosby adds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Bûcheron — James Beard Award-winning Bûcheron may have softened my love-hate relationship with French cuisine.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

This week, he softened his earlier comments, saying, "It's so funny watching people lose their mind over it."

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

“He’s sitting on a volcano of emotions that he hasn’t dealt with. He does some pretty horrendous things, but I think people softened up to Morrow because they saw that human side.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

His hardships hadn’t weakened him, but he’d been weathered and softened like leather—as if he were becoming a more comfortable version of himself.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan