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She calls the new law "just a rough move to placate people", and has "no idea why schools don't just sell iron-on branded badges".

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

The idea has driven adherents to extreme sleep deprivation and techno-rituals meant to placate an unborn AI.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026

He is accompanied on his reluctant journey to the finish line with a group of characters who by turns torment and placate him.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2026

But it will have its work cut out to placate the mercurial Republican.

From Barron's ● Apr. 28, 2026

He tried to placate me, he made all the right noises, he told me it was probably a load of rubbish anyway.

From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins

It’s a position that by now must feel familiar to Melania Trump — her husband provokes while she placates.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 27, 2018

It reassures the people who count on us that we're back on the straight and narrow, it placates the wronged party, and, ideally, it leads to self-reflection and improved behavior.

From Golf Digest ● Oct. 30, 2017

So British Gas will be hoping this new scheme placates the government while ensuring it holds on to millions of customers who don't switch and who have traditionally paid over the odds for their energy.

From BBC ● Feb. 21, 2017

He says that, for most people, the park placates that need.

From New York Times ● Oct. 30, 2016

And yet it may be so,' he said, smoothing her bright hair as one placates a child.

From The Crooked Stick or Pollies's Probation by Rolf Boldrewood

A separate message from a city official appeared to suggest that demonstrators could be placated with a new casual dining spot.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 26, 2026

Those most concerned about Medicaid were placated earlier in the day to at least go along with this step.

From Slate ● Feb. 25, 2025

Those moves have not placated the protesters, who have been demonstrating intermittently since October and have transformed their activity into a daily presence since March 24.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 11, 2024

Eventually, she said, she placated Mr. Majors, saying she would try to do better, and he left.

From New York Times ● Feb. 8, 2024

The small concession placated the demonstrators outside the courthouse and they agreed to leave, defusing the situation, at least for a while.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson

In the hope, amongst other things, of somewhat placating President Trump.

From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2026

Soundly beating earnings expectations isn’t placating investors skeptical of the durability of the frenzied AI data center buildout, which is driving these outsize earnings reports.

From Barron's ● Apr. 16, 2026

Neither satisfying the public’s prurient curiosity, nor allowing Epstein conspiracy theorists to second-guess prosecutorial judgment, nor placating a president’s political base is a valid reason to break the normal rule.

From Slate ● Jul. 21, 2025

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum faces a delicate balancing act, placating U.S.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2025

Hazel held up her hand in a placating gesture.

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan