placate

Example Sentences

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"The fact that you had to placate and schmooze people that you didn't really like, because you did not upset them, as they were judges."

From BBC

“Scientific publishers have really gone out of their way to placate the censorship requests,” he said.

From New York Times

“This is who the international community has been placating.”

From Washington Post

They will also help placate investor concerns about a slowdown in the U.S. market, where the strong demand that boosted European fashion houses last year is showing signs of waning, particularly among younger, lower-spending shoppers.

From Reuters

But the Army agreed to the wider configuration, in part to help the county placate “a very vocal and somewhat powerful bike constituency” that demanded the path’s inclusion, Kelley said.

From Washington Times