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Bezos rejected claims that he declined an endorsement to Harris in hopes of mollifying Trump, although he acknowledged that his web of business interests would always present appearances of potential conflicts of interest.

Mr Sunak has tried to unify a Conservative Party in disarray, with limited success, particularly in terms of mollifying those who attack his team for taking taxes to their highest level for 70 years.

Activists say politicians are mollifying motorists and big business, while putting future train riders in the back seat.

What if Reykdal, a person of considerable smarts and energy, used those traits to rally teachers and parents, rather than mollifying legislators as more kids leave public education for private- and home-schooling?

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is proposing a bipartisan commission to outline future budget cuts in hopes of mollifying hardline conservatives opposed to his debt limit deal.