- present participle of quell.
quelling
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Elevance Health boosted its 2026 growth projections, quelling concerns about its Medicare Advantage and Medicaid portfolios.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
Paz succeeded in quelling the unrest by declaring a state of emergency in June.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
It is alleged that in his role, the man led a group tasked with quelling demonstrations in the suburbs of Damascus.
From BBC ● Mar. 9, 2026
Sheinbaum has been quelling nerves in Mexico since Trump’s election in late 2024, just weeks after she assumed the presidency.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 30, 2026
If the hounds had turned mutinous, for instance, Lot and his allies would have been ready to ride with Arthur’s knights, in quelling what they would have considered a real rebellion.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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