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The second hope is that the pipeline, which would run from Alberta's landlocked oil patch to the coast, will help appease the western province, which argues it has long been hampered from developing its resources.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

Whatever the assignment was supposed to accomplish, it did not appease the man it was designed to flatter.

From Salon ● Sep. 21, 2026

The company is changing how it enforces its site reputation policy within the European Economic Area, to appease regulators and avoid a potentially hefty fine.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

Since the protests, authorities have attempted to appease the nation's youth, with the parliament hiking penalties for leaking exam papers.

From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026

“I know how you feel, Da, but due rites will be performed to appease the spirit of the river. That is what the government people have promised.”

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo

She appeases me by telling me I will be the first person to know when it's finished.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2025

An awkward locution, but it appeases the sensitivity police.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 8, 2023

Those countries are going to have a tough time pulling off a plan that appeases Iran.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2019

While encryption has been a hot topic for tech companies and law enforcement for some time, the Apple case represents a growing frustration with the inability to find a solution that appeases both sides.

From Washington Times ● Feb. 17, 2016

I look between them, hoping that my solution appeases both of them.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

Beyond Meat appeased Nasdaq regulators this past week by finally filing its 2025 annual report, but there’s still another matter the onetime alternative-protein darling has to deal with to keep its stock from being delisted.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 12, 2026

Los Blancos were in charge but despite taking the lead, their fans were not appeased, and whistled the team in at the break.

From Barron's ● Feb. 1, 2026

In January 2022, on the eve of the full-scale assault, he warned that Russia was not a Great Power and should not be appeased.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 12, 2025

South Korea thought it had appeased its powerful friend.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2025

But it seems there is more to it, more things to be memorized, more songs to be sung, more nickels to be donated, before he can be truly appeased.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

Finding the perfect position appeasing those on either side of an issue is exhausting work and prone to error.

From Slate ● Aug. 5, 2026

He also pledged a break from the Petro policy of appeasing criminal gangs, vowing to build mega prisons to get their recruits off the streets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026

"This announcement appears to be about appeasing the markets and its shareholders while ignoring its workers," she said at the time.

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2025

McDonald’s and Oracle are among the growing list of clients choosing to part ways with the appeasing firms.

From Salon ● Jun. 2, 2025

“Try to find some way of appeasing him,” he said, “instead of going home disgraced.”

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton