temper
Example Sentences
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While Meg has enjoyed huge success with England's Red Roses, winning the World Cup earlier this year, the joy has been tempered by coming to terms with the double loss.
From BBC
“It tempers my criticism,” Montgomery said of the arms deal.
Those concerns, though, were tempered Thursday after blowout earnings from chip company Micron Technology, which said quarterly profits nearly tripled to $5.2 billion as it benefits from the AI boom.
From Barron's
Most projects take years to complete, hindered by the pendulum swings of available money, so Brewster tempers her frustration at having to waylay them mid-planning until she can find enough cash.
Publicly, the administration tried to temper international backlash by promising to keep or restore critical lifesaving programs.
From Salon
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