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Moderate
Moderate verb - To grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually.
Usage example: the wind began to moderate as the night wore on
Common collocations
| actions | flag actions | moderate actions |
Both words in one sentence
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False Flag Operation: Barry intends to carry one out by bombing a mosque while posing as kuffar, in hopes of radicalizing moderate Muslims and causing them to rise up in protest.
Source: Film / Four Lions -
Turns out Stanton Parish set it up so only Red Flag's moderate membership was there, and the government was executing a Purge for him. Whoops.
Source: The Purge -
Sequel Escalation: Every Alpha seen during season one, no matter their powers, was either an independent or a Red Flag moderate, those who sought to achieve their goals with a minimum of collateral damage - the hacktivists and the snipers.
Source: Series / Alphas
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