softness
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Whatever the case, the softness in hiring is glaringly evident in the slowdown in wage growth.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 3, 2026
“Given the overall softness of the labour market, the likelihood of two Fed hikes is going lower,” he said.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
"I don't know whether it's softened me, but it certainly made me more aware of my own innate softness."
From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026
Continued softness in demand in the U.S. will keep group sales growth toward the lower end of a guided 3%-6% annual range through fiscal 2029, Pernod said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
The dew fell, but with propitious softness; no breeze whispered.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
His touch was special, even in introductions and final flourishes; he built waves within his playing, revealing softnesses in his sound even while working intensely.
From New York Times ● May 19, 2013
The authors have not entirely evaded its treacherous softnesses.
From Time Magazine Archive
The softnesses of lingering youth had disappeared, stricken out by the hard, straight lines of gravity.
From The Inner Shrine by Basil King
It was rather the profile of one of those Roman emperors, splendid in its animal strength, but lacking those subtle softnesses of eye and mouth which speak of an inner life.
From The Firm of Girdlestone by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The ideas, the softnesses, the laws of the valleys were far away from them; they were face to face with realities.
From The Strength of the Pines by Edison Marshall
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