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Inflation has pushed up prices, leading the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates in recent years in an effort to tame that inflation.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026

The France captain stuttered in his run up, looked up at goalkeeper Yassine Bounou, and saw his tame penalty easily saved.

From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026

The tame inflation data will raise hopes that the ECB's rate rise earlier this month -- the first since 2023 -- will not need to be repeated.

From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026

However, the BIS didn’t recommend that central banks should raise borrowing costs in an effort to tame the investment boom, citing high levels of uncertainty about its consequences.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026

But the land became steadily more tame and well-ordered.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien

I’ll always prefer Mom’s barbecued chicken, fried chicken and French fries, but I have branched out, trying an array of new, relatively tamer foods, ranging from albacore tuna to zucchini.

From Salon ● Jun. 15, 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

The fact of the matter is Lowe was operating in extreme circumstances, while Bullock’s outlook is far tamer and guidance would be useful and well-received.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 2025

And who after all is the more amazing, the lion or the tamer?

From "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli

Probably the tamest of Harbaugh’s regular phrases, the coach’s final words in each pregame speech stick with Pipkins the most.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2024

From the lack of snow to the lack of cold, the ongoing winter stands out as one of the tamest in memory in Washington.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 14, 2023

Sunday’s Game 3, another anti-Marshall Ruy Lopez line, was the tamest of the match so far.

From Washington Times ● Nov. 30, 2021

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

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

“The Lowdown” tames Lee’s mania for his cause through the barely obscured current of hangdog defeat weakly powering his personal life.

From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2025

Much will depend on whether the Federal Reserve tames inflation, whether the U.S. enters a recession and unpredictable geopolitical events.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 11, 2023

Those gains reversed Thursday as investors grappled with the realization the Fed might not be able to give the economy a soft landing that tames inflation while avoiding a recession.

From Washington Times ● Jun. 16, 2022

“It tames the strange beasts as the Hopi prayers tame the snakes,” replied the boy––“and every day the beasts do work for these people.”

From The Flute of the Gods by Ryan, Marah Ellis

On a true pitch, small ground and with a lightning outfield, England could not be tamed.

From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026

If housing inflation doesn’t cooperate, it leaves officials without much hope that inflationary pressures can be tamed in the near-term.

From Barron's ● May 11, 2026

Dusty May and the basketball Wolverines have tamed the wild, remunerated new era of college sports.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026

Cities are squalid crime hives that need to be tamed or abandoned in the Sheridanverse, whereas small towns and Western vistas are quaint canvases fertile with possibility.

From Salon ● Mar. 23, 2026

Her sister's breathing in the dark room was like having a powerful, tamed animal at the foot of her bed ready to protect her.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez

Her father Alberto, who ruled from 1990 to 2000, won praise for crushing Maoist rebels and taming hyperinflation.

From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026

Bank of Korea Gov. Shin Hyun-song warned against falling behind the curve on taming inflation, signaling growing urgency for policymakers to act before it is too late.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

A mild-mannered pastor, Kenny appears to be the reason for the taming — Shyanne doesn’t want to scare him off by showing too much of her real self.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 21, 2026

Each of those areas is packed with side quests and activities, ranging from fishing and arm wrestling to taming animals.

From BBC ● Mar. 19, 2026

The gardener was clipping away at the bougainvillea, taming the flowers that defiantly stuck out of the leveled top.

From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie