appeasement

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Legal experts suggest appeasement could be viable under certain circumstances.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 6, 2025

Another analyst says that while the US' trading partners may seek appeasement in the short term, they could still decide to hit back in the long run.

From BBC • Feb. 11, 2025

As Darcy observed in an earlier Status scoop, insiders view Thompson’s move as an appeasement offering to the returning president.

From Salon • Jan. 29, 2025

At the time, Zakim said that Rolling Stone started featuring fewer of founder Jann Wenner’s rock star friends on the cover, so the lifetime subscription might have been an appeasement tactic.

From Slate • Jun. 3, 2024

Instead of resisting Nazi Germany’s demands, France and Britain followed a policy of appeasement; by giving in to Hitler’s lesser demands, they hoped to avoid greater demands in the future.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman