as in to temper
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That said, ByteDance’s growth was slightly tempered in 2024 compared to 2023, when the company grew its revenue from $80 billion to nearly $120 billion.—
TrueBridge Capital,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025 -
Supporting players are well cast across the board, with Williamson wisely tempering his character’s heartfelt exhortations to trust God so that Charlie comes across as supportive, not preachy.—
Joe Leydon,
Variety,
23 May 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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There are a whole lot of YouTube comments crystallizing the phrase, however, just as Fielder predicted (and intended).—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
28 May 2025
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What can other members of the leadership team do to crystallize the CEO’s vision?—
Hugo Farinha,
Forbes.com,
19 May 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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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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“Case-harden.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/case-harden. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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