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assuage

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


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The result has left many in Michigan’s Jewish community wary of El-Sayed and looking for outreach from him and his campaign to assuage their concerns.

From Slate Aug. 20, 2026

However, while direct intervention might help to assuage concerns about a growing supply of bonds in the short term, it likely won’t be enough to bring down yields in the long term, El-Erian cautioned.

From MarketWatch Aug. 19, 2026

Except the Dodgers weren’t dreaming, and the team hadn’t done much to assuage the concerns with Sasaki.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 3, 2026

Mbappé—already near the top of the all-time Cup scoring list with 14 goals—delivered a perfect opener which will assuage his critics for at least five minutes.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 17, 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

A sort of penance, where by reading all the nasty comments under every post she assuages some of her guilt, as a zealot whips himself bloody to atone for sin?

From Slate Jan. 31, 2024

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

The acquisition of this power of intellectual sympathy is a common accompaniment of a large and cultivated mind, and wherever it exists, it assuages the rancour of controversy.

From History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 1 of 2) by William Edward Hartpole Lecky

“He assuaged our concerns, and we moved on,” Gerald said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 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

But these were largely assuaged by a new start line procedure that was trialled at the test, which gives the drivers more time to get the turbos spinning at the optimum speed.

From BBC Feb. 20, 2026

He was not assuaged by the more charitable opinion of his superior, Rutherford, who was delighted with Lawrence’s spirit in defending his results.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

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

IRobot has tried assuaging the fears, saying that it will continue operations with no anticipated disruption to its app functionality, customer programs or product support.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 15, 2025

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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