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
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
Distinguished by different hairdos and contrasting body language, Douglas, who can will himself to appear sedate, and James, who’s in a continual manic spiral, have more in common than either would care to admit.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2026
Judge Willmore sat elevated, sedate, tie barely showing over the top of his black robe, his torso seeming nearly to shrink behind the bench.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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