as in to temper
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Before the war, Mr. Biden also pressured the Israeli prime minister to temper his efforts to overhaul his country’s judicial system, a plan that critics called a blatant power grab and an existential threat to Israel’s liberal democracy.—
Michael D. Shear,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025 -
These guys can still rock, 60 years after their first top-10 hit, if a bit tempered by age.—
Greg Palkot,
FOXNews.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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Workable quantum solutions that make use of annealing systems are now in use.—
Chuck Brooks,
Forbes,
22 Feb. 2025
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These services provide access to advanced quantum computing technologies, including annealing quantum computers with over 5,000 qubits and quantum-classical hybrid solvers capable of tackling complex problems involving up to one million variables.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes,
18 Dec. 2024
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But at their core, pockets represented functional clothing, and women’s dress was meant to be decorative; these ideas crystallized during the Enlightenment era, which also led to men ditching their heels and more ornate adornments, and instead adopting more sober, standardized dress.—
Jacqui Palumbo,
CNN Money,
9 Apr. 2025
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This weekend, Johnson promised, his keynote address will crystallize.—
Dan Wiederer,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Apr. 2025
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He was petrified by the thought of dying of cancer or some other disease whose senselessness disgusted him.—
Ian Buruma,
The New Yorker,
6 Jan. 2025
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Medusa was known in ancient Greece for petrifying anyone who dared to look her in the eye, and has been seen as a personification of madness.—
Sarah Belmont,
ARTnews.com,
17 Dec. 2024
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“Case-harden.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/case-harden. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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