chastened
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A nominee laser-focused on the general election might have been chastened, hastening to court the 47.6 percent of Democrats who’d backed his opponent.
From Slate ● Nov. 2, 2026
The presenter said he told the teacher "I could call the police on you for that" and that the teacher appeared "chastened."
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
The men barrel out of the forest chastened but revivified.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
The day of the surprise announcement, a chastened Disney said, “we respect OpenAI’s decision to exit the video generation business and to shift its priorities elsewhere.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 30, 2026
The rock fell to the ground with a dejected thud and rolled away, as though chastened.
From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill
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