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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
soft-pedal .
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Examples
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But the U.S. government often soft-pedals criticisms of Mexico on matters such as corruption and human-rights offenses, for two reasons.
The Fall of Mexico 2009
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But the U.S. government often soft-pedals criticisms of Mexico on matters such as corruption and human-rights offenses, for two reasons.
The Fall of Mexico 2009
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Yet, without getting paranoid, watch for signs that you are already being pushed out -- your phone calls and emails don't come so regularly; you're not included in meetings or those planning sessions for future projects; you are treated too sym¬pathetically; your boss soft-pedals what ought to be straight-out talk.
Adele Scheele: How to Take Control of Your Job When You Get Really Sick 2010
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Yet, without getting paranoid, watch for signs that you are already being pushed out -- your phone calls and emails don't come so regularly; you're not included in meetings or those planning sessions for future projects; you are treated too sym¬pathetically; your boss soft-pedals what ought to be straight-out talk.
Adele Scheele: How to Take Control of Your Job When You Get Really Sick 2010
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Aside from providing a one-sided perspective of conflict, war porn soft-pedals the horrors of battle.
Carnage.com 2010
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It opposes sanctions on Iran, soft-pedals any controversial events in Iran, and counsels ‘patience’ regarding Iran's stance towards its nuclear program. porkbelly
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009
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It opposes sanctions on Iran, soft-pedals any controversial events in Iran, and counsels ‘patience’ regarding Iran's stance towards its nuclear program.
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009
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It opposes sanctions on Iran, soft-pedals any controversial events in Iran, and counsels ‘patience’ regarding Iran's stance towards its nuclear program.
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009
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Now the paper's editorial today soft-pedals the invasion as a mere "incursion."
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It opposes sanctions on Iran, soft-pedals any controversial events in Iran, and counsels ‘patience’ regarding Iran's stance towards its nuclear program.
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