placating

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Disney may end up placating investors by emulating NBCUniversal owner Comcast, which jettisoned its struggling cable assets by spinning out Versant.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

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

From BBC • Apr. 24, 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

Necheles seeks to build a case that there was no wrong-doing in the former President’s payments to Daniels, while placating her client who maintains that he had no affair with Daniels.

From Salon • Apr. 27, 2024

Walter and I take turns muttering placating things about family and forgiveness, but we both have misgivings.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen