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The problem, of course, is the organization hasn’t done enough of that, posting just four winning records in the last 20 years and making the postseason only six times since the Y2K craze simmered down.
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Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 5 June 2024
The war in Gaza has intensified those impulses, and only by ending it can the tensions simmer down.
—Vali Nasr, Foreign Affairs, 14 May 2024
The meeting was an effort to simmer down tensions between the two countries and was deemed fruitful.
—Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
That means the Fed won’t be able to get overall inflation down to normal levels until housing simmers down, too.
—Rachel Siegel, Washington Post, 3 Mar. 2024
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Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 5 June 2024
The war in Gaza has intensified those impulses, and only by ending it can the tensions simmer down.
—Vali Nasr, Foreign Affairs, 14 May 2024
The meeting was an effort to simmer down tensions between the two countries and was deemed fruitful.
—Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
That means the Fed won’t be able to get overall inflation down to normal levels until housing simmers down, too.
—Rachel Siegel, Washington Post, 3 Mar. 2024
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“Simmer down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/simmer%20down. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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