becalmed
Example Sentences
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The merger, coming at a time when the drinks industry is becalmed, would offer savings for investment to get some momentum into struggling sales, Jefferies analyst Edward Mundy told clients in a note.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
First seen cycling his city’s streets day and night with a becalmed sense of ownership, Holland’s Roger is a die-hard Brooklynite none too happy with the smoothing over of his cherished neighborhoods by “obscene” money.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 5, 2025
In contrast to Stoinis’ powerful striking, Warner was relatively becalmed.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2024
“We count on the American Tailwind and, though it has been becalmed from time to time, its propelling force has always returned,” he wrote.
From New York Times • Feb. 25, 2023
Plainly they considered the becalmed ship all her doing.
From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare
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