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[tem-per] / ˈtɛm pər /








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Strong earnings in past quarters have been able to temper many of the concerns, but analysts pointed out that investors are demanding better and better results to justify their backing.

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026

Sirianni has had several sideline temper tantrums, including one Sept. 28 after Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts was called for intentional grounding.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

But career stress led to a volatile temper that compromised relationships with my mother, Diana, and my younger brother, Joel, and me.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

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

From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026

Jinjoo closed her eyes and thought of what her father always told her to do when she was about to lose her temper.

From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh

Erin Keating, Executive Analyst, Cox Automotive, says, “Affordability pressures are pushing more buyers toward lower-priced vehicles and segments, which tempers the industrywide number even as prices for individual vehicles rise.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

A lesser preparation this time around tempers enthusiasm, as does the record of horses that have failed to complete on previous attempts in this race.

From BBC ● Apr. 9, 2026

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

From Barron's ● Mar. 18, 2026

Wilson, who has a personal relationship with Hegseth that likely tempers his typical inflammatory rhetoric, was more delicate.

From Salon ● Mar. 13, 2026

Dating meant broken hearts and bad tempers and vengeful dreams.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

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

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

That tempered expectations of an imminent rate hike by the Federal Reserve, and fueled optimism on equity markets that the AI-fueled rally still has room to run.

From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026

A softer-than-expected U.S. personal-consumption expenditures reading released end-September likely tempered Fed rate-hike bets in October, Société Générale said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

It was a dry, bright Saturday, the mid-July heat tempered by a steady ocean breeze, ideal weather for sightseeing.

From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri

Compared with the plain molded pottery widely used in the area, the decorated vessels were made with different clay, tempering materials, and production methods.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026

At his July press conference, Warsh acknowledged public frustration with price pressures while tempering expectations that the central bank could compress the timeline by which inflation would fall to its 2% goal.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 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

The armory adjoined the castle smithy, a long high-roofed tunnel of a building with twenty forges built into its walls and long stone water troughs for tempering the steel.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin


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