appease

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

But Parton refused to distance herself from Fonda just to appease her more conservative fans.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 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

She was trying to appease the other woman, who kept screaming until the soldiers who were stationed at the marketplace came to her aid.

From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh

"Having a clear goal, something that you can actually realise, is something that we don't necessarily have in everyday life, and that appeases our brain," says Dr Christensen.

From BBC ● Dec. 25, 2024

HBO’s drama expands a beloved video game into a series that appeases longtime fans and appeals to new viewers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2023

“We just have to find a sweet spot right in the middle that appeases the majority.”

From Washington Times ● Sep. 28, 2022

The show appeases an audience that yearns for repeat acts of closure, or comforting examples of approximate justice.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 9, 2022

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

That hasn’t appeased protesters at demonstrations throughout Los Angeles County.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 30, 2026

“It’s gotta be warm and almost womblike in a way that you feel very appeased as soon as you walk in, and then you bring your guard down,” says Bole, a native of France.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 19, 2025

I guess I could have appeased them by simply staying away from white tennis players, but that I was not prepared to do.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane

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

However Wilson's lawyer Dauid Sibtain said that MacInnes lied by denying she had complained to Wilson "to ensure that her career as an actress and musician progressed by appeasing Ms Ghost".

From BBC ● Apr. 20, 2026

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

From Salon ● Jun. 2, 2025

Most of them, especially those who came to the principality as new men, when they recognized the difficulty resulting from the two opposing humours, turned to appeasing the soldiers, caring little about injuring the people.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli