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The second hope is that the pipeline, which would run from Alberta's landlocked oil patch to the coast, will help appease the western province, which argues it has long been hampered from developing its resources.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

Whatever the assignment was supposed to accomplish, it did not appease the man it was designed to flatter.

From Salon ● Sep. 21, 2026

Evergrande struggled to appease angry homebuyers and investors, as the firm's crisis triggered rare protests outside its offices in China.

From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026

Or he might be trying to appease Mr. Kim at a moment when U.S. weapons stocks and deployments are stretched.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

“Obviously not,” I said to appease her, but she was wrong.

From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter

She appeases me by telling me I will be the first person to know when it's finished.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2025

An awkward locution, but it appeases the sensitivity police.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 8, 2023

Those countries are going to have a tough time pulling off a plan that appeases Iran.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2019

While encryption has been a hot topic for tech companies and law enforcement for some time, the Apple case represents a growing frustration with the inability to find a solution that appeases both sides.

From Washington Times ● Feb. 17, 2016

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

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

Data center operators are holding open houses, inviting residents to air their frustrations—and hoping they come away appeased.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

While the funding plan removed what Deutsche Bank’s Brad Zelnick called the “monkey off the back” for Oracle, it hasn’t appeased skeptical investors.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 5, 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

Georgetown law professor Steve Vladeck notes that “appeasement may well be a viable strategy when the party being appeased is willing to take the win and stand down,” though he acknowledges it carries significant risks.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2025

Mike could have been more graceful about it, but at least Jess seemed appeased.

From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer

This week underscored the challenge the New York City mayor faces in hewing to those deeply held beliefs and appeasing his political base while governing the nation’s largest city.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

Finding the perfect position appeasing those on either side of an issue is exhausting work and prone to error.

From Slate ● Aug. 5, 2026

"This announcement appears to be about appeasing the markets and its shareholders while ignoring its workers," she said at the time.

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2025

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

From Salon ● Jun. 2, 2025

My entrance had undone his work of appeasing Laertes, and his face twitched with the effort of repressing his anger.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein