as in to temper
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While blending, slowly add the warm milks and mascarpone to temper the mixture so the eggs don’t scramble.—
Alex Cason,
Charlotte Observer,
4 Aug. 2025 -
As the president has tempered his approach — including once again delaying the start of tariffs — markets have tried to adjust to the prospect of a more protectionist global order.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
1 Aug. 2025
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Some annealing quantum-type computers are already commercialized.—
Chuck Brooks,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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They’re served in a heap in a bowl, the logs of potato annealed, shiny and splotched with balsamic vinegar.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
7 July 2025
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When the hand warmer is activated, the liquid crystallizes, releasing heat; it is recharged by boiling it in water.—
Erik Kobayashi-Solomon,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The Last Soviet, helped the company crystallize its mission: creating shows that are curious about the future and advances in technology at a moment of uncertainty and pessimism.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
14 July 2025
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So don’t go around being petrified of having your esophagus rupture someday.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
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Nearly every day brings a fresh breach of what were once thought to be the rules, moves that have thrilled his insurgent supporters and petrified his nervous opponents.—
Peter Baker,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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“Case-harden.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/case-harden. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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