becalmed

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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

The constitutional question, so vital for the past decade, seems becalmed after the general election result.

From BBC • Dec. 20, 2024

At key moments, the movie breaks with realism entirely, drawing us into its heroine’s subconscious with surreal yet oddly becalmed flourishes.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 13, 2023

“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

For all his haste, Captain Eaton had missed the wind after all, and the Dolphin lay becalmed just off Wright’s Island.

From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare