calm
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Many longtime residents have developed habits to calm their minds during these exceptional conditions — meditation, a dip in the ocean to trigger the calming mammalian dive response, support groups to talk through the pain.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026
All this was presented in calm, scientific prose and aided by dense mathematical equations.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026
Macron on Friday evening called "for calm and respect", adding the right to protest went hand in hand with "respect for people and property".
From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026
"I'm always harder with myself, and I just need to be sometimes more calm," he says.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
She sat beside him, holding his hand, and that seemed to calm him down.
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
But Sunday looks calmer with sunshine in the north and east and rain creeping into the south and west.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
Day-two trading in Corteva stock after the Vylor spinoff is calmer than day one.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
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
“Jair Bolsonaro has always had a more direct, spontaneous and, often, more impulsive style. Flávio naturally has a calmer, more conciliatory manner.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
With the threaded needle in my hand, I felt a little calmer, in control of something, even if only the tautness of a seam.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
"I find my own mental state is at its calmest outside whereas at home I can be overloaded with the chaos of housework," she says.
From BBC ● Feb. 21, 2026
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
The calmest of stars was certainly feeling something, because he attacked Friday as if unleashed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 2024
Sammy was the calmest baby in the world.
From "Kira-Kira" by Cynthia Kadohata
“It’s hot, it’s cold, it’s crispy, it’s also supple. There’s spice, but then it has sour cream that calms it. It’s a very complete experience.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
“I’m kinda interested in getting a mask and snorkel when this calms down and checking it out.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
A roadmap agreed by Hamas on July 30 said that the decommissioning of weapons would be supervised by the International Stabilization Force, the nascent unit that aims to deploy to Gaza if the situation calms.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
He even calms people that think they don’t like dogs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
What calms me down is the rock of the houses and the towers and the churches.
From "The Unfinished Angel" by Sharon Creech
Many returned to their home village when things calmed down.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
“Have you ever pressed the send button for the email right after you thought, ‘Maybe I should wait and send it tomorrow, after I’ve calmed down?’”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
Orelien has promised to produce proof that he wrote the book himself and to speak out in detail "once things have calmed down".
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
Yet the start of a second hiking cycle since 2020 has calmed the selloff in long-dated Treasurys.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026
It wasn’t like counting, but something about watching those circles calmed him down; they made him feel better.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
Yields have kept climbing despite Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s surprise announcement in August of a series of increased buybacks of long-dated Treasurys through early November, which was aimed at calming the market.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026
He's always calm, a calming and connecting influence.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
Last year I got off of social media, and it was calming.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
The experience: Varied based on practitioner, but we found it to be overall a deeply relaxing and calming treatment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
“Don’t,” Byrd says, putting her hand back on Frank’s wrist, like she cares about calming him.
From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers
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