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According to Erasmus in Against War, what qualities should leaders use to assuage unrest?

assuage

[uh-swayj, uh-swayzh] / Ι™ΛˆsweΙͺdΚ’, Ι™ΛˆsweΙͺΚ’ /


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But their statements did not assuage Caproni, who chastised them for refusing to admit their crimes.

From BBC ● 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 ● 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 ● 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 ● Sep. 17, 2026

Hina would quietly give my mom this little victory to assuage her concerns.

From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed

Tuesday's move assuages what had been growing frustration at the lack of a big picture vision from the Labour government.

From BBC ● 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 ● Feb. 3, 2024

Having Castillo atop the rotation certainly assuages many of those feelings.

From Seattle Times ● 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 ● 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 ● Aug. 24, 2026

“He assuaged our concerns, and we moved on,” Gerald said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

In an instant, Urbina’s fears had been assuaged.

From Salon ● 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 ● 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

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 ● 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 ● 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 ● 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 ● 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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