appeasement
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"There is a general taboo in the media… sensible discussions about how to coexist with China can get easily branded as appeasement," he says.
From BBC ● Feb. 6, 2026
Legal experts suggest appeasement could be viable under certain circumstances.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2025
In the late ’60s, the school decided to sanction the event as a safety measure, setting aside old furniture in some kind of appeasement scheme that didn’t always tame the chaos.
From Slate ● May 2, 2024
“I am saying now that I am going to work for appeasement, for conditions that will allow the country to be peaceful … let’s all hold inclusive discussions before we go to elections,” he said.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 9, 2024
Beyond the gated community at Alexandria, then, Hellenistic Egypt was a stewpot of roiling antagonisms, contained only by an elaborate system of regulations, appeasement, and, if necessary, military force.
From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro
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