soft
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Here clay has been made to conjure soft flesh, the fall and flow of fabric, even the swing of the tassels on Mary’s garment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
Another fan dinged James for being soft simply because he lived in L.A. for so long.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026
It has been seen as a diplomatic bridge between the West and Iran and Sultan Haitham bin Tarik Al Said will be given the full soft power treatment from his royal hosts.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
Scientists had previously considered whether the asteroid's boulders might be extremely porous, with a soft, fluffy, or even sponge-like internal structure.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2026
The sun-warmed velvet was like a soft embrace.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
Robles has learned how to show a softer side even as he endearingly ends every other sentence with the word “bro.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
Efforts to rekindle the desirability of troubled Italian fashion house Gucci failed to boost sales in the third quarter, with its parent company Kering reporting Thursday a flat performance in a softer luxury market.
From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026
Its most recent forecast had anticipated inflation would cool to about 2.5% in the third quarter of the year and the average of its preferred measures would come in at a softer 2.1%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
He said he expects possibly one more Fed interest-rate increase before its members “tip their hand to a softer path.”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
Only slightly taller perhaps, and prettier, softer and rounder in the face, and the eyebrows severely plucked.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
Prices for new and used vehicles contributed to the softest rise in passenger-vehicle costs since March of last year, and internet-access services fell for the month after a modest rise in prices in May.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
New export business was down in May, though to the softest degree since July 2024 and by less that was generally seen last year and early in 2026, S&P Global said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026
Whatever these men think they’re proving, what they are actually demonstrating is they are the softest, saddest boys alive, incapable of understanding what real courage looks like.
From Salon ● Jan. 9, 2026
For qualifying, a driver usually wants the softest compound available.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2025
I take a bite, and it’s the softest dough I’ve ever tasted.
From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila
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