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When he was sacked, the fans were furious and the decision to hand the reins to Daniele de Rossi seemed a way to placate supporters rather than to serve a long-term vision.

What’s scary is not what Reed has in store for them, but how these young women already know how to placate and navigate a Bad Man, how to “politely wrap this up.”

Clement, too, insisted this cannot be a one-off for Rangers and says words will only go so far to placate the fanbase.

It's like people, a lot of other filmmakers try to placate and make a film based on what they think, but I'm letting the truth be what it is.

In an effort to expand the reach of Jack’s smile and placate the community, painters created a jack-o-lantern face on both sides of the tank, he said.