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[tem-per] / ˈtɛm pər /








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"That's where I started to lose my temper," Cohen told AFP.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026

Ditka wasn’t immediately welcomed back to the Bears as a coach, with his temper a source of strain between him and the owners.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

Several decorated fragments contained grog, the crushed pottery temper associated with some Mississippian traditions.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026

"All my temper goes away after I leave the tennis court. If I'm not happy with my practice, I step out of the court and five minutes later, I'm OK," he said.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

Nhamo’s spirit had to be kept very busy to keep her from losing her temper.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

We're used to raised voices, conflicting theories and lost tempers on Celebrity Traitors, where the round table normally results in a dramatic showdown.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

“A loss of the incumbent’s trifecta tempers fiscal expectations, leading to a post-election rally in Treasuries,” the strategists wrote in a recent note.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026

The summer break, Roberts has said, is the time when tempers cool.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026

This mix tempers volatility more than an all-equity portfolio.

From Barron's ● Mar. 18, 2026

"Let's not lose our tempers," Brother Jack said calmly.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison

But just as often, these turn out to be children’s fantasies — wide-eyed dreams of imaginary futures, tempered by real life.

From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2026

Crude futures recovered from early losses and settled fractionally higher with market optimism about increased shipments out of the Middle East tempered by continued conflict risk.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Every grog tempered vessel examined by the researchers contained what is known as multigenerational grog, in which one fragment of grog contains an even older piece of grog inside it.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026

Asian stocks were mixed Tuesday as a tech-led record on Wall Street was tempered by ongoing worries about a spike in government borrowing costs.

From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026

These great ideas are tempered by another, perhaps still greater.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

"But up in the Tallahassee Hills, where the nearest massive Mississippian mound center is located, it's common in all vessels. It's the plain-Jane tempering technique there."

From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026

Sentiment is likely supported by a weaker U.S. dollar and slightly more dovish comments from the U.S. policymakers, tempering rate hike expectations, ANZ Research writes in a note.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

Starr's stunning, retro-futuristic look has gone viral, inspiring dozens of copycats, and tempering at least some of the criticism of her new direction.

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026

A third reason for tempering our enthusiasm about the data is that U.S. life expectancy remains far below that of other high-income countries.

From Salon ● Aug. 11, 2026

In the autumn the leaves flamed and rat- fled before the west winds, tempering their sad atheu with glory.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White




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