quelled
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The company’s stock surged 16% after its earnings quelled concerns that investments in data centers, chips and more would outpace the company’s ability to generate cash.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
U.S. stocks rose as fears of a return to full-blown war in Iran subsided, which brought down oil prices and quelled inflation expectations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
It was after the screening, during an open Q&A, when Mojica’s mother quelled the artist’s fears in one fell swoop.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 30, 2026
The 70-year-old chancellor also seems to have quelled a revolt by younger deputies from his own Christian Democratic Union demanding cost-cutting pension reform.
From Barron's ● Dec. 5, 2025
Discipline prevailed: in five minutes the confused throng was resolved into order, and comparative silence quelled the Babel clamour of tongues.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
