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moderate

[mod-er-it, mod-rit, mod-uh-reyt] / ˈmɒd ər ɪt, ˈmɒd rɪt, ˈmɒd əˌreɪt /






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Pricing growth should moderate in the current quarter, but the major imbalance between supply and demand should persist for more than 18 months.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 25, 2026

The messy reality is that the line between establishment, moderate, and progressive isn’t always so clear-cut.

From Slate • Jun. 24, 2026

The cash deal will add an experimental drug for moderate to severe atopic dermatitis, building up AbbVie’s core business.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 23, 2026

A KeyBanc Capital Markets team, led by Jackson Ader, on Monday raised its Oracle fiscal 2028 to fiscal 2030 profit targets based on the premise that operating expenses likely will moderate.

From Barron's • Jun. 23, 2026

Technology’s course over the last 1,000 years in China, Europe, and possibly the Indian subcontinent exemplifies those net effects of high, moderate, and low connectedness, respectively.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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