mollify

Example Sentences

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X in June sought to mollify the EU by adding a disclaimer to the checkmark.

From Barron's

“Nvidia will likely exceed earnings expectations but the question is whether investors will be mollified or not,” she added.

From Barron's

Investors took fright that the deficit will spiral out of control and were mollified somewhat Friday morning when Britain’s Treasury leaked that rosier economic forecasts might leave her with a smaller budget gap.

From The Wall Street Journal

A cut is widely expected later this month – but is highly unlikely to be large enough to mollify the president.

From BBC

He ideally would like to bring Western nations along, yet they believe his hunger for peace outweighs his wish to ensure European leaders are mollified.

From BBC