quelled
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Microsoft posted a record $450 billion one-day surge in market value after its earnings quelled concerns that investments on data centers, chips and more would outpace the company’s ability to generate cash.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
Student protests, when universities reopened, were quickly quelled.
From Barron's ● Feb. 28, 2026
The filing also alleges that video shows Seitz crossed the street after the altercation had initially been quelled, and ran to confront Hernandez and Austin a second time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 27, 2026
Since the protests were quelled through force and mass arrests, some Iranian women have continued to defy the rules.
From BBC ● Dec. 6, 2025
Pantalaimon fluttered in protest, but Lyra quelled him with a scowl.
From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman
