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STV and regulator Ofcom agreed a modified scheme but this did little to appease the Scottish government, unions, and critics including local business groups.

From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026

Year after year we endured a mishmash roster with his hand-picked players, just to appease LeBron.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 4, 2026

The update for HW3 customers may appease older customers, who were promised for years that their electric vehicles had the hardware needed for Full Self-Driving capabilities.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 29, 2026

Salesforce’s $3.6 billion acquisition of an AI agent company did not appease investors, despite positive analyst views.

From Barron's ● Jun. 22, 2026

On a few occasions he did reluctantly carry them home, not to study but to appease his mother when she asked him how come he never had any work to do.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger

"Having a clear goal, something that you can actually realise, is something that we don't necessarily have in everyday life, and that appeases our brain," says Dr Christensen.

From BBC ● Dec. 25, 2024

HBO’s drama expands a beloved video game into a series that appeases longtime fans and appeals to new viewers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2023

“We just have to find a sweet spot right in the middle that appeases the majority.”

From Washington Times ● Sep. 28, 2022

The show appeases an audience that yearns for repeat acts of closure, or comforting examples of approximate justice.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 9, 2022

I look between them, hoping that my solution appeases both of them.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

Beyond Meat appeased Nasdaq regulators this past week by finally filing its 2025 annual report, but there’s still another matter the onetime alternative-protein darling has to deal with to keep its stock from being delisted.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 12, 2026

Los Blancos were in charge but despite taking the lead, their fans were not appeased, and whistled the team in at the break.

From Barron's ● Feb. 1, 2026

In January 2022, on the eve of the full-scale assault, he warned that Russia was not a Great Power and should not be appeased.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 12, 2025

“Appeasement may well be a viable strategy when the party being appeased is willing to take the win and stand down,” writes Steve Vladeck of Georgetown law school.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2025

When appeased, she let go of him and—as if suddenly realizing she was in the middle of a crowded cafeteria—looked around, her eyes widening.

From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss

He also pledged a break from the Petro policy of appeasing criminal gangs, vowing to build mega prisons to get their recruits off the streets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026

McDonald’s and Oracle are among the growing list of clients choosing to part ways with the appeasing firms.

From Salon ● Jun. 2, 2025

He convinces the Royal Treasury to let him cultivate the territory at his own expense, appeasing the whims of King Frederick V and earning himself a noble title in exchange.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 2, 2024

She knows what she likes and the type of art that sells under her brand, she said, and does not waste words appeasing the egos of artists or customers who do not understand the mission.

From New York Times ● Dec. 5, 2023

But instead of appeasing them, it gave them more material to work on.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith