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assuage

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


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The Los Angeles City Council has approved an amendment meant to assuage concerns that a rodeo ban would unfairly block equestrian events of cultural significance.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Blackstone also moved to assuage concerns about the health of the underlying loans in the fund.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

Oil pulled back from overnight gains as President Trump moved to assuage fears of escalating conflict in the Middle East though U.S. futures were shy of fresh record highs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

But that's unlikely to assuage the concerns of those who say the government has to be bolder to tackle an ever-increasing welfare bill.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

Harry felt that nothing but action would assuage his feelings of guilt and grief and that he ought to set out on his mission to find and destroy Horcruxes as soon as possible.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling




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