quelled
Example Sentences
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U.S. stocks rose as a drop in oil prices and tepid economic data quelled inflation concerns.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 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 quelled pressure from some of his unionist rivals and, as a political strategy to buy time, it paid off.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
Student protests, when universities reopened, were quickly quelled.
From Barron's ● Feb. 28, 2026
He didn’t burst out of granite like Noah or have oceans break inside him like I did, but I can see that the storm in his face has quelled.
From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson
