appease

Since the protests, authorities have attempted to appease the nation's youth, with the parliament hiking penalties for leaking exam papers.

From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026

Yet the retreats have done little to appease Washington.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

STV and regulator Ofcom agreed a modified scheme but this did little to appease the Scottish government, unions, and critics including local business groups.

From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026

Year after year we endured a mishmash roster with his hand-picked players, just to appease LeBron.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 4, 2026

“Let me explain, sir,” she began, trying to appease Nathan’s father.

From "Copper Sun" by Sharon M. Draper

"Having a clear goal, something that you can actually realise, is something that we don't necessarily have in everyday life, and that appeases our brain," says Dr Christensen.

From BBC ● Dec. 25, 2024

HBO’s drama expands a beloved video game into a series that appeases longtime fans and appeals to new viewers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2023

The show appeases an audience that yearns for repeat acts of closure, or comforting examples of approximate justice.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 9, 2022

While encryption has been a hot topic for tech companies and law enforcement for some time, the Apple case represents a growing frustration with the inability to find a solution that appeases both sides.

From Washington Times ● Feb. 17, 2016

I look between them, hoping that my solution appeases both of them.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

While the funding plan removed what Deutsche Bank’s Brad Zelnick called the “monkey off the back” for Oracle, it hasn’t appeased skeptical investors.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 5, 2026

Los Blancos were in charge but despite taking the lead, their fans were not appeased, and whistled the team in at the break.

From Barron's ● Feb. 1, 2026

“It’s gotta be warm and almost womblike in a way that you feel very appeased as soon as you walk in, and then you bring your guard down,” says Bole, a native of France.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 19, 2025

Tensions were eventually appeased, though, as the former Barcelona player worked his way back into the team and claimed the unlikely false-nine role as his own.

From BBC ● Mar. 5, 2025

I guess I could have appeased them by simply staying away from white tennis players, but that I was not prepared to do.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane

Finding the perfect position appeasing those on either side of an issue is exhausting work and prone to error.

From Slate ● Aug. 5, 2026

He also pledged a break from the Petro policy of appeasing criminal gangs, vowing to build mega prisons to get their recruits off the streets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026

"This announcement appears to be about appeasing the markets and its shareholders while ignoring its workers," she said at the time.

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2025

McDonald’s and Oracle are among the growing list of clients choosing to part ways with the appeasing firms.

From Salon ● Jun. 2, 2025

But instead of appeasing them, it gave them more material to work on.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith