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
It was historically more conservative to begin with, but the profit warning in 2023 “really hit investor confidence and chastened Siemens Energy,” said Sean McLoughlin, equity analyst at HSBC.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
And while Boeing initially seemed chastened in its behavior, Kennedy said that after the MAX planes got approved, “they seemed to revert right back to their old ways.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
There is also a point to prove for Rohl and his chastened squad.
From BBC ● May 9, 2026
Inwardly Badenhorst must have been fuming, but outwardly he seemed chastened.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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