tempered

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Now that bets for cuts have tempered, investors are seeing yields bundle together, or at times surpass, the EFFR.

From Barron's • May 10, 2026

But expectations were soon tempered by the US president himself.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

Yet she also sounds more tempered by reality than she did back then.

From Slate • May 1, 2026

The bank also tempered its growth expectations for the Japanese economy to 0.5% in the current business year, lower than the 1.0% expansion forecast three months ago.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

For Geyer, finding the girls was “one of the most satisfactory events of my life,” but his satisfaction was tempered by the fact that Howard remained missing.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson