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Patterson's trial last year drew podcasters, film crews and true crime fans to a courthouse in the rural town of Morwell, a sedate hamlet in Victoria better known for its prize-winning roses.

From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026

Doctors were forced to sedate him and operate on him.

From BBC ● Apr. 16, 2026

Nursing homes have a powerful incentive to sedate residents, and comparatively few people are watching.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 7, 2026

He added that some surveys suggest that sedate hiring has made job hunting especially frustrating for those out of work.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 30, 2026

It is a small, typical New England college town, pleasant, sedate, and compact, full of old trees and sunny steeples.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson

Patients with early-stage Alzheimer’s or mild cognitive impairment will quickly find that lecanemab is not a neurological medication that sedates, stimulates or dampens pain.

From Scientific American ● Jan. 27, 2023

To determine if a sturgeon is female, a worker first sedates the fish in a trough with a small electric current.

From The Guardian ● May 14, 2018

At his local bar, for example, an imitation Irish pub, the bartender sedates the customers by showing them sumo wrestling highlights.

From New York Times ● Jan. 2, 2013

Later, as the news spreads with the virus and terror propels the population into rabid belligerence, the movie sedates its pulse, softens its focus and threatens to become a straightfaced Zombieland.

From Time ● Sep. 4, 2011

A careful, perhaps too conventional interpretation of a play that sheds less light on its subject than it does on the mind of Playwright Bernard Shaw, who sometimes dates but never sedates.

From Time Magazine Archive

But they do not have access to some of the equipment the hospital has, or the ability to provide some of the services it provides, such as CT scans and sedated intubation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

Fortunately for him, Viking’s river cruises specialize in sedated.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

After the incident Rachel was taken to hospital and was sedated.

From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026

Others worry about the invasiveness of a colonoscopy and undergoing anesthesia or are too sick with a chronic disease to be sedated.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 4, 2026

He could be in a hospital somewhere, heavily sedated.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers

The Veterinary Council of Thailand, which warned of the dangers of sedating animals, said it would take relevant action on the case.

From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2024

In the operating room, before they began sedating me, I heard the surgeon enter the room, take a look at the pacemaker, and pronounce that it was the wrong model.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2024

"We know that nursing homes with lower staffing levels use more antipsychotics. These medications may be compensating for understaffing by sedating residents instead of having adequate staff to support their needs," said Travers.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 24, 2024

A: Thank you for reminding us that some herbal products, including tea blends, can be sedating.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 7, 2024

Although she was escorted to the Lord's house by her betrothed Hartford, she had left him for the comfort of the sedating gardens.

From Scorched Earth by Walter D. Petrovic