calm
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Finnish President Alexander Stubb said Donald Trump "pretty much does what he wants" and recommended staying calm in a world on edge, preferably with a sauna, in a freewheeling interview to AFP on Tuesday.
From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026
The City players, though, mirrored their manager's feelings by staying calm, and it is this type of composure which has been the most impressive aspect during these first few weeks.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
Rather than allowing conditions to calm after one storm passes, another arrives soon afterward, creating a longer and potentially more damaging period of severe weather.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026
A person reading its writing would have seen a calm, ordinary transcript from a system whose brain looked desperate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
Uppity stayed calm and waited until they quieted down, then he said he was going to use sci-en-ti-fic methods.
From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney
Slower breathing and a calmer cardiovascular state, by contrast, may encourage a more positive assessment of potential outcomes and make people more willing to take risks.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026
Taiwan seems to have kept an older, calmer relationship to its own culinary inheritance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
“The center of social gravity has moved from the nightclub to the workout, the class and the calmer room.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026
Ciaran Martin, former head of the UK's National Cyber Security Centre, offered a calmer view.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
“Why is that particular section so breathtaking? Why do we not find ourselves attracted to some calmer or more pleasing one?”
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
But the abrupt end of the calmest stretch in years rattled traders and left many betting that the swings will continue.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2025
Tesla is a silly company in stock market terms, even in the calmest of times.
From Slate ● Jul. 8, 2025
On the calmest days pollen will struggle to even lift off the ground whereas very strong winds will disperse it far and wide meaning lower concentrations in any particular place.
From BBC ● May 30, 2025
The calmest of stars was certainly feeling something, because he attacked Friday as if unleashed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 2024
“Good dog,” I said in the calmest voice I could fake.
From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen
He even calms people that think they don’t like dogs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
At the same time, your brain’s amygdala, or fear and emotion center, calms down and its prefrontal cortex, which governs rational thought, amps up.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 27, 2026
And they’re almost certainly going to start stockpiling more as soon as the oil market calms down.
From Barron's ● Mar. 10, 2026
"She knows whether what's coming is a risk or a threat, and that calms her down," her father Sergii says.
From BBC ● Jan. 16, 2026
I walk downstream, looking back until the zebra calms down.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
Separately, the rising cost of renting has calmed recently.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
Everyone knew their fellow New Yorkers needed a bit of a break, and for a short period, the usual din of the city calmed to a whisper.
From Slate ● Sep. 11, 2026
The fighting in Lebanon had calmed since a US-Iran memorandum of understanding and a framework agreement between Israel and Lebanon were both agreed in June.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
Oil prices rose, pushing bond yields higher as a result, but markets have since calmed as investors remain optimistic that talks between the two countries will continue.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
When Nathan finally felt that he had control of the truck, his adrenaline calmed and his senses came back under control.
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
Sobelman integrated the BioCharger into her aesthetic practice, introducing patients to what she says has a near-instant calming and regulatory effect.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
It also adds a calming, spalike appearance to your bathroom.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
“We had a few months where pricing volatility was calming down, and now it has stagnated,” Spence said.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026
Interim coach Marcus Trescothick praised Joe Root's calming influence on his return as England's Test captain in the first-Test win over Pakistan.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
Here, the sun burned high in the sky, causing the grasses to glow a calming green.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
