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Recent Examples of tempered
Alida Nugent, Peoplemag, 12 Jan. 2024
The British Virgin Islands had seemed a fitting place to ease myself into a more tempered way of traveling.
—Jackie Caradonio, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 June 2023
At sushi restaurants, it’s served in a variety of ways: dry-aged, seared or marinated in a tempered soy sauce bath.
—Jean Trinh, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2023
The tempered glass lid has a vertical design, so the handle won’t take up much room on the stovetop.
—Chris Hachey, BGR, 14 May 2021
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The tempered glass top is compatible with dry-erase markers and also makes the desk easy to clean while preventing staining or dings.
—Alida Nugent, Peoplemag, 12 Jan. 2024
The British Virgin Islands had seemed a fitting place to ease myself into a more tempered way of traveling.
—Jackie Caradonio, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 June 2023
At sushi restaurants, it’s served in a variety of ways: dry-aged, seared or marinated in a tempered soy sauce bath.
—Jean Trinh, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2023
The tempered glass lid has a vertical design, so the handle won’t take up much room on the stovetop.
—Chris Hachey, BGR, 14 May 2021
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The signature Beam nutty grain flavor is present, but it’s softened with layers of milk and dark chocolate, espresso bean, dulce de leche, fig, and a backbone of smoky oak.Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 23 Dec. 2024
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However, Carter has since softened her stance on the patches.Lydia Patrick, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
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Interestingly, the satellites won’t be hardened against radiation.John Koetsier, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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But the war has hardened Putin’s resolve and narrowed his options.Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Foreign Affairs, 18 Dec. 2024
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The only down side is the file size; fully uncompressed RAW files from this sensor run around 125 megabytes per image, though there are compressed options that will get them down to about 80 MP per image.Boutayna Chokrane, WIRED, 3 Dec. 2024
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Double-walled cryogenic storage tanks, which maintain 4.4 tons of compressed liquid hydrogen at minus 423.4 degrees Fahrenheit, feed 16 fuel cells and electric motors to power all onboard hotel needs.Katia Damborsky, Robb Report, 30 Nov. 2024
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Last year, the city toughened its national security law, and vocal political dissent has largely been silenced.Katie Tam and Kanis Leung, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
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Centrist politicians across Europe have toughened their migration policies in recent months, spooked by the electoral success of charismatic right-wing and anti-migrant leaders.Rob Picheta, CNN, 14 Dec. 2024
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Conversations were moderated by Setoodeh, editor-at-large Kate Aurthur, reporter Selome Hailu and chief correspondent Daniel D’Addario.Variety Staff, Variety, 23 Dec. 2024
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Comments are moderated for civility.New York Times Games, New York Times, 22 Dec. 2024
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Better yet, these risks are mitigated without the company having to invest in detection technologies upfront.Danny Jenkins, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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There's general agreement that harms like bias should be mitigated, but disagreements emerge on how exactly to do that.Maria Curi, Axios, 17 Dec. 2024
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Frenchmen Street is always a strong bet—walk along the three short blocks and go where your ears take you (Snug Harbor, The Spotted Cat, and Blue Nile are all solid picks).Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 24 Dec. 2024
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As sunlight warms the carbon dioxide ice on Mars' south pole in the summer, the ice begins to sublimate, or turn directly from a solid into vapor.Brett Tingley, Space.com, 24 Dec. 2024
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The 12-track set of all new material swept through the internet like wildfire, proving the excitement for Kendrick’s 2024 had not abated in the months following the Pop Out.Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 23 Dec. 2024
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On Friday, the crisis over the continuing resolution suddenly abated.Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 21 Dec. 2024
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“Tempered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tempered. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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