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Already on Saturday, some members of Congress were softening their initial skepticism.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 3, 2026

High interest rates and inflation continued to drag down demand, S&P Global said, although there were signs that companies were softening their pricing strategies as output price inflation eased.

From Reuters • Jan. 4, 2023

Hits by guys such as Sam Hunt and Thomas Rhett were softening the machismo and picking up post-Drake beats from the heights of the pop charts.

From Slate • Mar. 29, 2018

But coal markets were softening and as soon as the deal was done Whitehaven shares started falling and never recovered.

From The Guardian • Jun. 28, 2013

The trees had lost the brittleness and sharpness of winter's drawing and their outlines were softening into greenish velvet.

From Stories of Achievement, Volume IV (of 6) Authors and Journalists by Dickinson, Asa Don