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assuage

[uh-sweyj, uh-sweyzh] / əˈsweɪdʒ, əˈsweɪʒ /


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Those comments appeared intended to assuage investors who’ve grown concerned that people could be spending less time on the streaming service as rivals like YouTube gain market share.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 16, 2026

The changes also help to assuage potential anxiety operators might have felt about disregarding state and local laws and the lawsuits that result from that disregard for the law.

From Salon Jun. 29, 2026

That could assuage ECB rate setters who fear the energy shock since the start of the Iran war could lead to more persistent second-round inflationary effects, such as through increased wage demands.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 26, 2026

But that statement has done little to assuage the rumours, with supporters even interrupting a June city council meeting in American Fork City to accuse the police of misconduct.

From BBC Jun. 18, 2026

Perhaps, she said, there is something else she can tell you to assuage your curiosity.

From "Beyond the Bright Sea" by Lauren Wolk

Having Castillo atop the rotation certainly assuages many of those feelings.

From Seattle Times Sep. 5, 2023

But now vaccines are available to all, making the one-ring a more comfortable space, and the lineup is meaningfully similar to last year’s, a gesture that assuages any feelings of having missed out.

From New York Times Nov. 25, 2022

She finishes the job, beating it to a pulp, and assuages her guilt by taking home the large, speckled egg she discovers nearby.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 27, 2022

Their oversimplicity both exploits and assuages that looming sense of collective guilt: They feel true.

From Slate Feb. 27, 2019

Cymothoë and Triton together push the ships strongly off the sharp reef; himself he eases them with his trident, channels the vast quicksands, and assuages the sea, gliding on light wheels along the water.

From The Aeneid of Virgil by Virgil

But on Friday, the Americans assuaged all of those concerns in a single half of soccer.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 19, 2026

That hasn’t assuaged concerns among some that a dot-com-style bubble may be building, especially given the sharp run-up.

From MarketWatch May 28, 2026

In an instant, Urbina’s fears had been assuaged.

From Salon May 2, 2026

That was partly assuaged when the cast, made up of up-and-coming talent rather than established names, was announced.

From BBC Mar. 22, 2026

A grown man can also be energized by hunger, and any weakness in his knees or irregularity in his heartbeat will disappear if he thinks his hunger is about to be assuaged.

From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison

Given the stock’s retreat over recent months, stronger-than-expected results, amid low expectations, “could go a long way in assuaging several of these investor concerns.”

From MarketWatch Jul. 15, 2026

The goal was to provide enterprise customers more powerful tools while assuaging the White House’s concerns that they could be weaponized by bad actors.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 16, 2026

Earlier this week, the U.S. promised tankers protection through the Persian Gulf, if necessary, assuaging some of the market’s concerns about the effects of a Hormuz chokehold.

From Barron's Mar. 6, 2026

He later served as the deputy chief over Central Bureau, earning high marks for promoting officer de-escalation training, while also tackling homelessness and assuaging fears of deportation among the city’s immigrant residents.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 18, 2024

During the first months of their marriage, he called Celia every night, his gentle voice assuaging her.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García




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