becalmed

Example Sentences

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TCL Film Machine, an AI-fueled film studio that was launched with great fanfare in 2024, appears becalmed, its webpage currently featuring to a single unclickable image.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

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

On an imaginary island off the coast of some enemy state that exists only in fantasy, a navy is becalmed.

From New York Times • Nov. 1, 2023

With each wave the boat was lifted high into the frenzy of the hurricane and then dropped into the trough, where it was almost becalmed.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong