becalmed
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She recounts being jerked from sleep by the screams of alarms when First Light is becalmed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 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
The constitutional question, so vital for the past decade, seems becalmed after the general election result.
From BBC ● Dec. 20, 2024
"We count on the American Tailwind and, though it has been becalmed from time to time, its propelling force has always returned," Buffett wrote.
From Reuters ● Feb. 25, 2023
But Hatsue feared, walking home over forest trails from Mrs. Shigemura’s, that despite her training she was not becalmed.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
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