as in moderates
a person who holds moderate views
since the party's middle-of-the-roaders often lack verve, the activists inevitably nominate some extremist who can't win in the general election
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Noun
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Until inflation moderates, the Fed is unlikely to lower interest rates.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
17 June 2026 -
Among Democrats, the primaries will hinge on longstanding divides between progressives and moderates as the party tries to chart the best path forward to November.—
Jesse Bedayn,
Chicago Tribune,
16 June 2026
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Could a party with a tent big enough to include both progressives such as Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Pramila Jayapal and national-security centrists such as Senators Chris Coons and Mark Kelly converge around a vision that can connect with Americans seized by anger and mistrust?—
Missy Ryan,
The Atlantic,
10 June 2026
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Johnson has struggled to get the Republican Party aligned as lawmakers on the right have said the measure doesn't go far enough and some centrists with tough elections ahead in November express concerns about immigration enforcement practices.—
Justin Papp,
CNBC,
9 June 2026
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