assuage
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But their statements did not assuage Caproni, who chastised them for refusing to admit their crimes.
From BBC β Oct. 27, 2026
Netflix stock dropped more than five percent Tuesday afternoon after its quarterly earnings release failed to assuage investor concerns about a slowdown in viewer engagement and revenue growth.
From Barron's β Oct. 20, 2026
Agreements on editorial boards or ombudsmen are typically made to assuage regulatory concerns over a change in media ownership.
From Los Angeles Times β Sep. 22, 2026
Amy’s pitch, Chief Executive Paul Schiefer said, is tasty, healthy meals that can assuage people’s guilt about reaching for something quick.
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 17, 2026
Hina would quietly give my mom this little victory to assuage her concerns.
From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed
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Tuesday's move assuages what had been growing frustration at the lack of a big picture vision from the Labour government.
From BBC β Jan. 14, 2026
What she notices about pizza is that pizza “is like a smiling face: It assuages the fear of complexity by showing everything on its surface.”
From New York Times β Feb. 3, 2024
Having Castillo atop the rotation certainly assuages many of those feelings.
From Seattle Times β Sep. 5, 2023
She finishes the job, beating it to a pulp, and assuages her guilt by taking home the large, speckled egg she discovers nearby.
From Los Angeles Times β Apr. 27, 2022
Here shall be the very consummation of love; love, that precious boon that assuages every pang, and stills every grief, and triumphs over sickness, sorrow, and the tomb.
From Creed And Deed A Series of Discourses by Felix Adler
Immediately, my worries were assuaged — there were, in fact, women there.
From Los Angeles Times β Aug. 24, 2026
“He assuaged our concerns, and we moved on,” Gerald said.
From The Wall Street Journal β Jul. 31, 2026
In an instant, Urbina’s fears had been assuaged.
From Salon β May 2, 2026
That was partly assuaged when the cast, made up of up-and-coming talent rather than established names, was announced.
From BBC β Mar. 22, 2026
Yet they were always a little hungry, not starving, but with an emptiness inside them that was never quite assuaged.
From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry
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Given the stock’s retreat over recent months, stronger-than-expected results, amid low expectations, “could go a long way in assuaging several of these investor concerns.”
From MarketWatch β Jul. 15, 2026
The goal was to provide enterprise customers more powerful tools while assuaging the White House’s concerns that they could be weaponized by bad actors.
From The Wall Street Journal β Jun. 16, 2026
Earlier this week, the U.S. promised tankers protection through the Persian Gulf, if necessary, assuaging some of the market’s concerns about the effects of a Hormuz chokehold.
From Barron's β Mar. 6, 2026
She has offered receptive council members suggestions on how to write resolutions, assuaging any fears of blowback by pointing out that their constituents get it.
From Los Angeles Times β Apr. 4, 2024
During the first months of their marriage, he called Celia every night, his gentle voice assuaging her.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina GarcΓa
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