pacify
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There’s a mercenary quality to the more ostentatious looks; they please crowds or pacify them for long enough to compel closer listening to the intricacies of her music.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 13, 2025
In one attempt to pacify their frustrations, Mr Biden's campaign staff attempted to organise an in-person meeting with Arab-American leaders in January, a request denied by Dearborn's mayor.
From BBC • Feb. 27, 2024
A Kenyan court blocked a U.N.-backed plan to deploy the country’s officers to help pacify violence on Haiti’s streets.
From New York Times • Jan. 28, 2024
Local officials said police would investigate the incident, in an attempt to pacify the villagers.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 23, 2023
I, in any case, certainly refuse to be put in the position of denying the truth of Malcolm’s statements simply because I disagree with his conclusions, or in order to pacify the liberal conscience.
From "The Fire Next Time" by James Baldwin
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