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“Laughter is something we engage in to soothe us,” she explained.

From Slate ● Sep. 27, 2026

Nvidia's report helped soothe some of those fears, with CEO Jensen Huang saying: "The AI infrastructure buildout is at full steam."

From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026

When he was in a Montessori school, the teachers discovered that reading would soothe Jeselnik.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026

The Financial Times looks at the Burnham government's "bid to soothe 'public control' anxiety" through "stressing the new administration's desire to attract private capital into key sectors of the economy".

From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026

I run my fingers over hair-paste pots, letting the tiny clicking melody of their lids soothe my fears.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton

"The ceasefire definitely soothes our nerves, hoping it stays this way. The crew is finally taking a breather," an off-duty captain of a ship, whose crew is stranded off Qatar, told AFP.

From Barron's ● Apr. 8, 2026

In other words, it soothes the burning sensation that endurance athletes experience in their muscles when they are pushing themselves to the limit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 12, 2026

The wrap that soothes, satisfies, and somehow feels smug and approachable at the same time.

From Salon ● Jun. 18, 2025

Her daughter would laugh and say, “Because it soothes her.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2025

Plus, it soothes my soul to think I’m doing some good when I end a shambler, sending them on to their well-deserved immortal rest.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland

U.S. stock futures were in the green and 10-year Treasury yields fell back below 5% in early European trade, as lower oil prices soothed sentiment after the Federal Reserve’s rate hike Wednesday.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

I have always slept better in apartment buildings than in silent houses, soothed by footsteps overhead and doors closing somewhere down the hall.

From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2026

But there was a roughly 38% chance of a hike — up from closer to 13% a week ago, when cooler inflation data for June soothed worries over rate increases.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 26, 2026

Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis had pioneered a new brand of comedy, soothed postwar America’s psyche and made a nation laugh again.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026

Nurse Cramer materialized out of thin air suddenly and was weeping hysterically against Yossarian’s chest while Yossarian hugged her shoulders and soothed her.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller

Like any good advertising, it worked best when soothing our anxieties and tapping into our fantasies.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

In another 2013 study, Swedish researchers found that singing has a biologically soothing effect, especially on cardiovascular function.

From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026

When the then 18-year-old crashed during his very first practice session in Monza two years ago, Wolff was straight on the team radio with five soothing words: "All good, Kimi. All good."

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026

In lieu of suspensions, administrators invite offenders to reflect in a soothing place on the feelings and trauma that led them, say, to hit another student or disobey a teacher.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

He curled up with a blanket in the engine room and listened to the soothing hum of the generators.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan