tamed
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A New England frontiersman and ‘49er called “Grizzly Adams” — a name we likely know from a 1970s television show — tamed and trained a couple of young grizzlies as his companions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
On a true pitch, small ground and with a lightning outfield, England could not be tamed.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
His reasoning: The gains wouldn’t show in official data for years, so a Fed that waited for the numbers would mistake a benign boom for overheating and tighten—killing the growth that would have tamed prices.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
Senators from both parties are likely to press him on how he squares that vision with an economy where inflation hasn’t yet been fully tamed.
From Barron's ● Apr. 14, 2026
European settlers, such as those that I encounter in New Guinea with pet kangaroos and possums, have tamed or made pets of many local mammals, just as have indigenous peoples.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
