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reassure

[ree-uh-shoor, -shur] / ˌri əˈʃʊər, -ˈʃɜr /


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She doesn't have an economics background but it may be felt that a senior minister from the party's right could reassure the markets and avoid a potentially bumpier transition for Burnham.

From BBC Jul. 15, 2026

But his task forces are the best opportunity the Fed has had in years to reassure the public that it’s learning from its mistakes.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

Sonny wants to reassure everybody that she was just making it up.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 2026

Alvarez's coworkers reassure her that annual visitors to the resort town will be back next year.

From Barron's Jul. 11, 2026

He keeps his eyes on the tile floor as he goes from one to the other, proffering refreshments, as if to reassure us there will be no witnesses.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez

He reassures them, noting that many healthy older adults have amyloid buildup but not all of them develop Alzheimer’s disease.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 15, 2026

The lack of clear outcomes from the Xi-Trump meeting, though, "likely reassures Moscow that Xi did not strike any understanding with Trump that would materially undercut Russian interests".

From Barron's May 20, 2026

"Right now I feel calmer than before, because pork is subject to more controls, and that reassures me when it comes to buying," says another shopper, Nati Martínez.

From BBC Apr. 5, 2026

“No, no,” his client Jasmine Bryant reassures him, pulling out her phone to show photos of last year’s underwater-themed display of ghostly divers, flirty mermaid skeletons and adorable baby shark “skellys.”

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 21, 2025

“Just put down ‘shoulds’ and ‘woulds,’” he reassures me.

From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini

His attempts to play down the magnitude of the disruption reassured crude-oil markets, and massive releases of crude from global reserves helped contain a steep rise in gasoline prices.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 7, 2026

Whiteman said he had previously been "reassured that everything was on track" after raising concerns with the STA about the change.

From BBC Jul. 2, 2026

The Cliffwater representatives reported that they had talked to Afiniti’s lead lender, who reassured them that the company was hitting all of its key performance indicators.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 20, 2026

Despite the strikes, she said proximity to the Lavra still reassured her.

From Barron's Jun. 15, 2026

In that moment, my teammates reassured me that they welcomed the diversity of our team and wanted to show the world what the United States truly stood for: inclusion and diversity.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad

People trusted his read on the economy precisely because he was more interested in being right than in sounding reassuring.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

But he insists he is not looking to "destroy anything", reassuring more cautious voters.

From BBC Jul. 10, 2026

She said it had been reassuring to see such a positive reaction on social media.

From BBC Jul. 2, 2026

It might not have felt reassuring at the time, but it does in hindsight, which is how history is assessed.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 29, 2026

Galina Brok, a navigator for the 125th Guards who flew with pilot Antonina Bondareva, found it reassuring when she sometimes heard the “broken Russian” of the French pilots coming over the radio.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein




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