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The prime minister's videos, intended to quell anger, have been turned into jokes and memes.

From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026

Higher oil prices would boost inflation, and with it investors’ expectations that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates to try and quell price pressures.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 8, 2026

No protest roadblocks remained standing in Bolivia on Tuesday, the government said, as it deployed the army to quell weeks-long demonstrations that had throttled roads nationwide.

From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026

Knowing someone — or of someone — who is gay or lesbian has long tended to dispel falsehoods and quell fears that might exist.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2026

The prison sentences that often attended their activism did nothing to quell their ardor.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly

This interchange is how the brain quells, for instance, the knee-jerk use of rude language with the understanding that such responses can cause offense.

From Scientific American ● May 26, 2023

Jane and Tom tentatively circle each other; he quells her fear of flying, they bond over Keats’ sonnets and Isaac Hayes’ theme from the 1971 movie “Shaft.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2023

“There’s no such thing as a dumb question if it’s something that quells your anxiety, brings clarity, or helps you make an informed decision,” Tryk says.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 24, 2023

There is a history of federal courts finding that jurors’ names are public record, and reasoning that such openness quells potential public suspicions about the selection process.

From Washington Times ● Mar. 23, 2023

It blankets and quells me, and I regain my steady voice.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali

Microsoft posted a record $450 billion one-day surge in market value after its earnings quelled concerns that investments on data centers, chips and more would outpace the company’s ability to generate cash.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026

U.S. stocks rose as fears of a return to full-blown war in Iran subsided, which brought down oil prices and quelled inflation expectations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

However a well-worked try from Jess Breach, the sin-binning of France's replacement scrum-half Alexandra Chambon and a strong performance by England's replacements quelled the danger.

From BBC ● May 17, 2026

The filing also alleges that video shows Seitz crossed the street after the altercation had initially been quelled, and ran to confront Hernandez and Austin a second time.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 27, 2026

Mama’s low voice floated across the phone line and quickly quelled my shaking hand.

From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

The shift away from equating AI agents with human workers has less to do with quelling human anxiety over layoffs and job replacement.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 27, 2026

It is alleged that in his role, the man led a group tasked with quelling demonstrations in the suburbs of Damascus.

From BBC ● Mar. 9, 2026

Central Asian countries can lower unemployment and poverty rates, quelling potential unrest among their swelling young populations.

From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2025

Aside from the military mobilizations, diplomats have scrambled from one regional capital to another in recent weeks with the aim of quelling tensions.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2024

If the hounds had turned mutinous, for instance, Lot and his allies would have been ready to ride with Arthur’s knights, in quelling what they would have considered a real rebellion.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White