tame
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As workloads mount and job security ebbs, people say they are struggling to tame the pre-Monday dread spiral.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
Despite weakness beneath the surface in the market, the VIX has been pretty tame recently.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 4, 2026
He had three chances in eight minutes - a tame shot, a clipped attempt and then the big one - played in by Gilmour but pulled wide.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
They managed to "tame" the microbe in the laboratory and make it fix N2 at temperatures above 90 °C.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026
There was a pet stag belonging to a Latin farmer, a beautiful creature, so tame that it would run free by day, but at nightfall always come to the well-known door.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
"Opting people in by default is not consent," a user said in one of the tamer responses to Twitch's announcement on X.
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
If oil prices remain at current levels — obviously a big if — the read on consumer prices for June could be notably tamer.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 10, 2026
Its energy plan last year unveiled a tamer goal: it wants nuclear power to provide 20% of its electricity needs by 2040.
From BBC ● Jan. 21, 2026
It’s why I dress like a lion tamer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 1, 2026
And who after all is the more amazing, the lion or the tamer?
From "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli
It is so obsessively and addictively wild that its tamest moments sound like Richard Strauss on LSD.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
Cats, by contrast, descend from the fiercely antisocial and territorial Near Eastern wildcat, and they largely domesticated themselves, as the tamest cats began to hang out and hunt rodents in early farming villages.
From Science Magazine ● May 9, 2019
At one of the tamest venues you'll find for a major championship, Mickelson labored to a four-over score, 14 shots back of 36-hole leader Gary Woodland and four shots out of the cut.
From Golf Digest ● Aug. 11, 2018
Yes, he says, even Bill’s tamest admonishments have outraged some readers who don’t want a stick figure policing them.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 21, 2016
I think that must have been the tamest interaction of all time.
From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy
“Humility,” Keane argues, “is a vital resource that strengthens the powerless and tames the powerful by questioning their claims to superiority.”
From Slate ● Jan. 2, 2026
A quick blanch in boiling water tames the chiles’ heat but won’t affect their subtle fruity flavor.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 14, 2023
Also: If you can temporarily assume other tasks for him as he tames his stress, that would be an act of good faith.
From Washington Post ● May 1, 2023
Many Wall Street analysts are, likewise, operating under the shorthand that the Fed tames inflation by raising interest rates, which in turn causes demand to tumble and joblessness to rise.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 8, 2023
There is one season of the year, however, which brings all birds in a manner to a level, and tames the pride of the loftiest highflyer; which is the season of building their nests.
From Bracebridge Hall by Washington Irving
The mutual affection between the player and Detroit, however, took center stage Friday, even as Skubal tamed the Tigers’ offense.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026
Opponents in the movie industry say the combined company would slash jobs in already-under-pressure Hollywood and reduce the number of films produced every year, while news media groups fret that CNN's independence could be tamed.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
Although much of the series deals with trails blazed and frontiers tamed, a prime example of the show’s thesis-meets-synthesis is an episode on the rise of New York.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026
There was a strong feeling the Pennsylvania course might be ripe for being tamed.
From BBC ● May 15, 2026
It can be tamed, though this should be attempted only by experts.
From "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" by J.K. Rowling
South Korea’s headline inflation moderated last month but remained above the central bank’s 2% target, underscoring the challenge of taming price pressures stoked by the energy shock and artificial-intelligence boom.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
On top of that, further rate hikes aimed at taming inflation also risk slowing down the economy.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
How much clearer can the Fed Chairman be about taming inflation?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Her father Alberto, who ruled from 1990 to 2000, won praise for crushing Maoist rebels and taming hyperinflation.
From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026
“Even Dr. Westminster would have a hard time taming such a wild creature as Lady Constance,” Penelope thought as she watched the scene unfold.
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
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