quelling
Example Sentences
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Paz succeeded in quelling the unrest by declaring a state of emergency in June.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
The shift away from equating AI agents with human workers has less to do with quelling human anxiety over layoffs and job replacement.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 27, 2026
What begins as punishing a joke quickly becomes quelling dissent.
From Salon ● Nov. 6, 2025
At the same time, Los Angeles Police Department officials report increasing success in quelling violence and property damage in the city’s core, thanks in part to an 8 p.m. curfew imposed this week.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2025
Well, I thought, if I have not asked, it is because I have not dared; there is a look about you that is quelling, and your manner forbids such talk.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
