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But Parton refused to distance herself from Fonda just to appease her more conservative fans.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

Or he might be trying to appease Mr. Kim at a moment when U.S. weapons stocks and deployments are stretched.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

“All they want to do is to keep pushing the dates to appease people,” Ramirez said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026

In a bid to appease countries such as Italy, Poland and the Czech Republic, her executive looks set to grant companies extra wiggle room.

From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026

Anna laughs, too, and I can’t tell whether she finds it funny or whether she’s trying to appease him.

From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins

"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

An awkward locution, but it appeases the sensitivity police.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 8, 2023

“We just have to find a sweet spot right in the middle that appeases the majority.”

From Washington Times ● Sep. 28, 2022

Those countries are going to have a tough time pulling off a plan that appeases Iran.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2019

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

Shawna Dawson Beer, who lost her Altadena home, is neither surprised by damning revelations about communication breakdowns nor appeased by claims that all is well going forward.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2025

But it seems there is more to it, more things to be memorized, more songs to be sung, more nickels to be donated, before he can be truly appeased.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

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

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

From Salon ● Jun. 2, 2025

He convinces the Royal Treasury to let him cultivate the territory at his own expense, appeasing the whims of King Frederick V and earning himself a noble title in exchange.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 2, 2024

My entrance had undone his work of appeasing Laertes, and his face twitched with the effort of repressing his anger.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein