sedate
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Now, controversy has erupted in one of their more sedate corners: wagers on the weather.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
Nursing homes have a powerful incentive to sedate residents, and comparatively few people are watching.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026
There was another two-star review from the Guardian's Arifa Akbar, who said the show's atmosphere is "sedate", with "no peril whatsoever".
From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026
Adichie's sister-in-law, Dr Anthea Esege Nwandu, a physician and professor with decades of experience, said she had been told the boy had been administered an overdose of propofol, to sedate him to conduct MRI tests.
From Barron's • Jan. 14, 2026
He touched a comparatively sedate quartet of figures painted on the highest balcony, looking down calmly on the mayhem below them.
From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer
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