cooling-off
adjective
cool·ing-off
ˈkü-liŋ-ˈȯf 
: designed to allow passions to cool or to permit negotiation between parties
a cooling-off period
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While Suarez’s net worth has continued to climb since he was reelected in 2021, this latest filing signals what appears to be a cooling-off period compared to the two previous years, when the mayor’s net worth more than doubled.
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Tess Riski, Miami Herald, 11 July 2024
With no ready alternatives in the region, Washington may find that a cooling-off with Bogotá will further diminish its capacity to pursue its interests and policy goals in the troubled hemisphere.
—Michael Shifter, Foreign Affairs, 13 Sep. 2023
Today, after a cooling-off period, social neuroscientists are dredging the cells from the biological muck.
—Quanta Magazine, 2 Apr. 2024
This practice was such a big problem in the United Kingdom that government regulators had to step in and introduce a mandatory cooling-off period.
—Simon Hill, WIRED, 26 Feb. 2024
Supporters said the measure, sponsored by Sen. Suhas Subramanyam (D-Loudoun), would reduce suicides and crimes of passion by creating a cooling-off period.
—Laura Vozzella, Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2024
That action would trigger an automatic 10-day cooling-off period, which is required under state law.
—Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 17 Jan. 2024
The Quincy Institute’s findings come as some in Congress seek to impose additional constraints, including a longer cooling-off period before senior officials can be employed by certain contractors and tighter rules for employment by foreign governments.
—Missy Ryan, Washington Post, 4 Oct. 2023
FanDuel and DraftKings, for example, allow customers to set deposit limits, wager limits, time limits, and cooling-off/time-out periods.
—Rachel Epstein, Men's Health, 22 Aug. 2023
Tess Riski, Miami Herald, 11 July 2024
With no ready alternatives in the region, Washington may find that a cooling-off with Bogotá will further diminish its capacity to pursue its interests and policy goals in the troubled hemisphere.
—Michael Shifter, Foreign Affairs, 13 Sep. 2023
Today, after a cooling-off period, social neuroscientists are dredging the cells from the biological muck.
—Quanta Magazine, 2 Apr. 2024
This practice was such a big problem in the United Kingdom that government regulators had to step in and introduce a mandatory cooling-off period.
—Simon Hill, WIRED, 26 Feb. 2024
Supporters said the measure, sponsored by Sen. Suhas Subramanyam (D-Loudoun), would reduce suicides and crimes of passion by creating a cooling-off period.
—Laura Vozzella, Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2024
That action would trigger an automatic 10-day cooling-off period, which is required under state law.
—Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 17 Jan. 2024
The Quincy Institute’s findings come as some in Congress seek to impose additional constraints, including a longer cooling-off period before senior officials can be employed by certain contractors and tighter rules for employment by foreign governments.
—Missy Ryan, Washington Post, 4 Oct. 2023
FanDuel and DraftKings, for example, allow customers to set deposit limits, wager limits, time limits, and cooling-off/time-out periods.
—Rachel Epstein, Men's Health, 22 Aug. 2023
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“Cooling-off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cooling-off. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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