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placate

[pley-keyt, plak-eyt] / ˈpleɪ keɪt, ˈplæk eɪt /


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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

But the White House secured a clarification from the Chinese that seemed to placate Trump.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026

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

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

In that Peacock series, Elizabeth Banks’ Lindy Littlejohn is a best-selling author tired of diminishing her well-earned reputation to placate her husband, a bumbling scientist.

From Salon • Apr. 23, 2026

They’re just going through the motions, to placate me.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman




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